Don't have any great book suggestions myself - but at the moment, I'm myself trying to read a bit of German to improve my vocabulary, and I've found the dictionary in my Kindle a
great help. So much easier to use than a paper dictionary. So if you at some point are looking for a device, it might be worth it to consider one with a translation dictionary.
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Originally Posted by nikkie
What a great question. I also speak Japanese and German, though poorly. What is your native language? If it's one of those two, I'd love similar recommendations.
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I've just started with this one:
Der Dunkle Speigel by Andrea Schacht. It's a historical mystery, taking place in 14th century Cologne (Köln). It's written in the light, humourous style of the Roman Marcus Didius Falco mysteries by Lindsey Davies. I haven't gotten that far yet, but it doesn't come across as too difficult. I'm only just into ch. 3, but I'm already finding myelf more comfortable with reading German than when I started. I chose it because beside having decent reviews at amazon.de, it appeared short and light - something I wouldn't get stuck in.