Reading The Da Vinci Code in Japanese  

At the time I bought the book, I can't read any Japanese and I can't speak much either. That was two years ago. Since then, I have learned to speak some words in Japanese courtesy of the Pimsleur Japanese lessons.

Now, I'm teaching myself to read because it's necessary in order to pass the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT). One hundred Kanji characters is required to pass Level 4 and 300 Kanji characters for Level 3.

By the way, I'm still in the first page. It is so hard to read Japanese characters and it's even harder to look for them in a dictionary. I actually tried reading the book with the English version to guide me, but learning one character at a time is a really slow process.

Anyway, I'm going to start studying Japanese grammar soon to somehow speed up my reading skills so I will recognize the words faster.

Hmm. You say you can't read English? But you're here in an English site. So, you can somehow read.

In mylot,I can start and respond a discussion,which is much easier than reading the Da Vinci Code,do not you think so?There are so many new and difficult words in an english novel,hard to me!
Anyway,I will try it and learn from you,you are a good sample!

Just because I know English doesn't mean I know all the words. I also meet words that I don't understand when reading a book like The Da Vinci Code. This is more true when I was much younger.

Well, if you are trying to improve your English, try experimenting here by starting new types of discussion like posting a passage from a book that you are trying to read. Actually, I plan to do that here because I'm writing a book and I want to practice writing here at myLot.

Anyway, you can always follow my discussions. And I can post in your discussions as well so you'll get your needed practice.

Thank you foe your kindly reply.I will try and don't give up half way.English is so important for me and I must learn it well have a higher level.For another reason is that I like this language,which is so beautiful and poetic.And I also need a dictionary to look for the new words.
Keep reading every day!

Well, the language of Da Vinci is not very tough. If you can follow a little bit of English you can read it just fine. But I do understand people who are not very comfortable with English have trouble reading books.

But Miranda, the way you post it is difficult to understand that you are so weak in English. Your English is not that bad. Maybe a little more work and you will be able to read the book easily.