I thought I'd share this with the forum because this book just came out in August 2015:
The Routledge Intermediate-Advanced Japanese Reader
http://www.amazon.com/Routledge-Intermed...der+noriko
I borrowed it from my public library to have a look before purchasing.
It has a lot of interesting features. The readings are organized into the following categories
Part I Newspapers: Reporting Texts (Informing)
Part II Newspapers: Opinion Texts (Appealing; Evaluating)
Part III Fiction (Entertaining)
Part IV Spoken Language Texts (Engaging)
Part V Essays (Narrating; Responding)
I read some of the first reading passage. The book is definitely not for beginners.
To me, the one major sin this book commits is that the vocabulary in the back of the book does not include all the words used in the reading passage, so you'll have to carry around a pocket dictionary with you.
The other drawback is that the book doesn't include English translations of the Japanese reading passages, so there is no way to easily check your understanding of the material.
The Routledge Intermediate-Advanced Japanese Reader
http://www.amazon.com/Routledge-Intermed...der+noriko
I borrowed it from my public library to have a look before purchasing.
It has a lot of interesting features. The readings are organized into the following categories
Part I Newspapers: Reporting Texts (Informing)
Part II Newspapers: Opinion Texts (Appealing; Evaluating)
Part III Fiction (Entertaining)
Part IV Spoken Language Texts (Engaging)
Part V Essays (Narrating; Responding)
I read some of the first reading passage. The book is definitely not for beginners.
To me, the one major sin this book commits is that the vocabulary in the back of the book does not include all the words used in the reading passage, so you'll have to carry around a pocket dictionary with you.
The other drawback is that the book doesn't include English translations of the Japanese reading passages, so there is no way to easily check your understanding of the material.
Edited: 2015-12-13, 9:39 am