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However I think that this novel (Ah Q) is too difficult for a beginner. I installed…",{"id":57,"by":58,"text":59},"8791331","kevinqi","I'm really interested in learning chinese, and the interface here is fantastic, well done. But a project like this really lives and dies on the quality of the content, I think -…",{"value":61,"source":50,"evidence":62},"Chinese language learners",[63,67],{"id":64,"by":65,"text":66},"8791526","jliechti1","I've done my own manual version of this kind of service to learn Chinese. Would definitely pay for something like this! The biggest problem for me is the availability of Chinese…",{"id":68,"by":69,"text":70},"8791997","soroushjp","This is amazing, although it looks too advanced without at least intermediate proficiency in Chinese. Would love a few different difficulty levels. Does anyone know a Spanish…",{"value":72,"source":73,"evidence":74},"Paid novel purchase, PayPal requested","commenter",[75],{"id":76,"by":77,"text":78},"8792251","nathanathan","Nice work! I'm thinking about buying the novel but I would like to be able to use Paypal.",[],"unknown","launched",{"praise":83,"objections":95,"requests":128,"questions":153,"alternatives":165},[84,88],{"value":85,"source":73,"evidence":86},"Interface looks fantastic",[87],{"id":57,"by":58,"text":59},{"value":89,"source":73,"evidence":90},"Approach far superior to flashcard apps",[91],{"id":92,"by":93,"text":94},"8792084","xiaoma","I've spent a huge portion of my life learning how humans learn languages and how to teach them better. I spent my early adulthood in Taiwan where I became fluent speaker and…",[96,108,120],{"value":97,"source":73,"evidence":98},"Ah Q novel too difficult and outdated for beginners",[99,100,104],{"id":53,"by":54,"text":55},{"id":101,"by":102,"text":103},"8791825","chj","The novel used in the sample is a very bad choice. The author has his special style, hopelessly outdated. Chinese novels are not easy for beginners, my suggestion is to go with…",{"id":105,"by":106,"text":107},"8791885","edwinyzh","\"Ah Q\"? It's by Lu Xun, you know what? Even native Chinese high school students fear writings by Lu Xun, mostly due to the difficulty level.",{"value":109,"source":73,"evidence":110},"Needs more popular, engaging content",[111,112,116],{"id":57,"by":58,"text":59},{"id":113,"by":114,"text":115},"8791383","SimpleMinds","I agree with other commenters, this is genius idea but all depends on the available content. Looking at the story, it's not interesting to me, so it'll not keep me occupied and…",{"id":117,"by":118,"text":119},"8791599","mojoe","About a month ago I posted about a great science fiction book that was recently translated from Mandarin to English (https:\u002F\u002Fnews.ycombinator.com\u002Fitem?id=8607914). It would be…",{"value":121,"source":73,"evidence":122},"Too advanced without intermediate level",[123,124],{"id":68,"by":69,"text":70},{"id":125,"by":126,"text":127},"8791279","roncohen","Super interesting. I'd love to learn Chinese and be able to do this one day:…",[129,137,145,149],{"value":130,"source":73,"evidence":131},"More novels and content",[132,136],{"id":133,"by":134,"text":135},"8792006","tabrischen","This is a really great concept. I hope you'll be adding a whole range of other books in the future for learners of all level.",{"id":117,"by":118,"text":119},{"value":138,"source":73,"evidence":139},"Traditional Chinese option",[140,141],{"id":64,"by":65,"text":66},{"id":142,"by":143,"text":144},"8808608","pencilcheck","Come on, where is the option to choose traditional chinese? :P",{"value":146,"source":73,"evidence":147},"PayPal payment option",[148],{"id":76,"by":77,"text":78},{"value":150,"source":73,"evidence":151},"Multiple difficulty levels",[152],{"id":68,"by":69,"text":70},[154],{"value":155,"source":73,"evidence":156},"Why is the logo a katakana chi character",[157,161],{"id":158,"by":159,"text":160},"8791893","sdrothrock","Just curious, but why is the symbol for this a Japanese katakana チ (chi)? 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