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Pros
Most easy books are geared towards kids, so it's nice that this has stories that an adult can find enjoyable. Some critiques are that the glossary should be updated. I wish there was a longer vocabulary list.
This book is super duper perfecto. Great for people who want to go further in the language without the * of boring textbooks. The method in this book is very good.
It helps me learn mew vocabulary, gives me confidence in my reading ability, and is just fun. This book helps me a lot with comprehension and i recommend downloading the audio to hear how the words are pronounced, this reinforces learning. It offers t... Read More
Olly's stories are great for practicing spanish. Easy to read on the kindle.
Each story is broken down into sections. The sections are usually about 4-5 pages long (and ends with a cliff hanger lol) the chapters seem to focus on certain verb tenses which serves (at least to me) as a good refresher on those pesky conjugations.
Cons
The use of verbs is confusing. Stories are mildly entertaining if you are quite fluent in spanish. My fault for not reading the details close enough to notice that it wasn't many of the books that i have are even when they don't need to be.
Highlights
Quality
Great learning tool a lot of vocabulary tips arranged well and interesting plots
So far for me it a good mixture of challenge and readability
Despite not understanding everything i have been able to use context clues to understand the stories and have been scoring 100 ... Read More
I speak passable conversational spanish and had 4 years in hs
Price
But it was a fun way to practice my spanish at an inexpensive price
Then i think this book is well worth the 15 or so dollars
Shipping
Product arrived promptly and in excellent condition
The book arrived quick in a good condition
Competitiveness
I had tried a similar book by a different publisher that claimed to be for beginners and it was atleast an intermediet this boo... Read More
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Overall short stories in spanish for beginners is a musthave for anyone serious about learning spanish
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The story are just short enough to keep you interested
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But the short stories are connected and by the end you can say you read a whole book in spanish
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Double check what type of spanish you want to read as theres subtle differences between european spanish and south americanlatinhispanic spanish
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The stories arent awesome but they serve their purpose and will help you along your journey
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I dont necessarily consider this beginner level though just my opinion
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Ive read about 20 graded readers possibly more
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Im pretty sure beginner is considered a1a2 ive read about 12 a1a2 books and this is a bit above that
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