What’s your guys’ approach to reading? I’m N3 level and recently got a much-needed motivation boost by taking on Harry Potter in Japanese. I’ve always struggled with reading, so finding material that I actually enjoy has been a big win. I’m wondering what the optimal approach might be, though.
The HP series that I found has furigana for all of the kanji, which I think might be detrimental in some ways, but has made reading much more fluid. Also, even though there tend to be about 10-20 words I might not know on a page, I’m really only looking up one or two. Of those, I only make a flashcard when I find a word or phrase I think is actually useful (one every few pages).
I just finished reading the first book of the series. This was honestly my first book in Japanese(!). I’d tried many others before, but always gave up because the laboriousness and ambiguity got in the way.
Anyone have advice on how I can extract more out of the reading process? I really want to find a nice balance of being able to enjoy the process and building up towards being a better reader (and eventually taking N2). Would love to hear what you all have found to be a good approach (especially if you know of any studies to back it up!).
by dpv3