#ThomasNL (A2)

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hoary forgeBOT
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dense grail
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At an A2 level you're really not going to find any "real" books meant for natives. Heck, even children's books use vocabulary and tenses that only really get covered in advanced French classes.

If you want stuff at an A2 level, look into "graded readers"

gleaming wharf
lament path
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To be fair, i think i can handle b1 as well

dense grail
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Real books are C1+ lol

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lament path
gleaming wharf
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Note that you don't have to read books made for your level
You just have to accept there'll be a lot of words and grammar you don't recognize. my advice is to mark them down for later instead of stopping every two seconds to look them up. Otherwise it won't be fun. You've got to "tolerate the ambiguity"

https://refold.la/roadmap/stage-0/b/tolerate-ambiguity/

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0B: Tolerate the Ambiguity - Refold

Don’t look up every word. When you are uncomfortable with the ambiguity, you may be tempted to look up every unknown word in order to understand.

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for mystery/crime I recommend patrick senécal's books

he's like the québécois Steven King

dark herald
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@lament path I kind of enjoyed reading Le Petit Quotidien. It’s a series of books designed for children that covers a wide range of topics — the history of France, great inventions, mythology, art, literature, and more. It’s full of visuals, which makes it really easy to follow. I’m including the VK link here if you want the PDF. I started with Edition 59, which is about the history of France. I really loved it, and the vocabulary isn’t too advanced.
https://m.vk.com/wall219734203_1940

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coarse sparrow
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There is a monthly magazine made by Germans called “écoute” with texts of a2, b1 and b2 levels. Some words are translated into several European languages so it would work even if you don’t speak German (as there are translations to English too). I found it great to be able to read stories about modern life https://www.ecoute.de