Kay > Status Update

Whenever I reach the 70% mark, my instinct is to power through the remainder of a book.

I was not expecting this book to go in this direction, but I'm still here for it.

I took a really long break from reading in Japanese in the mornings. I don't yet know if I'm trying to get back into a routine or if I'm just taking a short break from my break, but I'm already thinking of what I'll read next.

In English, I'm reading The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, then I'll probably re-read the rest of The Hunger Games, so I'm thinking of Battle Royale for my next in-Japanese read.

I can tell I would genuinely enjoy this if I didn't have to pause so frequently to look up unknown words.

I want to be able to just fly through it, fully immersed.

I'm still literal years from that point, however, and I will only get there if I'm consistent about reading in Japanese.

It's frustrating knowing it will be another year or two before reading in Japanese is easy. I want to be able to read easily now.

I suppose I should use this feeling as motivation, but this is a marathon--not a sprint--and I'm going to be living with this intermediate canyon frustration for a very long time.

I'm already thinking of reading this again in a year or two, both to gauge my progress with Japanese and because this is exactly my kind of book and I know I'll enjoy it so much more when I'm better at reading in Japanese.

This book is such a pleasure to read in Japanese!

It's interesting. It's easy to understand. It's quite short, so I feel like I'm powering through it. I don't barrel past difficult sentences relying on my memory of a previous read-through; I really do the work to understand because I've never had the pleasure of reading this before and I want to really enjoy it.

10/10 reading in a second language experience so far.