I used to spend a lot of time trying to find good books but a funny thing happened. The more time I spent choosing a book, the less likely I was to read or fini

I used to spend a lot of time trying to find good books but a funny thing happened. The more time I spent choosing a book, the less likely I was to read or finish reading it. I gave up and started choosing randomly. At a convenience store or book store I find the display of "new/popular" books, pick one up, and read a few paragraphs to check the level of difficulty and for cursory interest. If it seems about right—I could generally understand even without recognizing all the words—buy and try. Recently I read Harry Potter #1 and カエルの楽園, which turned out to be a politically motivated parable about Japanese rearmament. They were both at a great level for me. Currently I am reading ハツカネズミと人間 (Of Mice and Men) which was given to me by a friend. Next up is a book on eating one meal a day.