I hated the "assigned reading" for my summer homework as a child, so I chose my books.

Later, I found the contents of the "assigned" books quite interesting, and I remember being impressed that the selectors had put a lot of thought into them.

On the other hand, I had a tough time because I assumed that a book I chose must include a summary of the book to lead to my opinion of it.

However, I learned much later that it was only necessary to write about one's impressions of the book, and it was not required to explain the contents of the book.

I regret it now, saying, "I went through a lot of unnecessary trouble."

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In my time, there was no such thing as a so-called "light novel."

Today's "light novel" is interesting.

I, for example, even became interested in "geopolitics" from "a light novel" and "quantum mechanics" from "a light novel."

I even got the English translation of the light novel and am studying English (there are a lot of words I've never seen before).

I admire the authors and editors for the amount of effort they put in to create such an easy-to-read light novel.

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By the way,

(1) Is there still a homework assignment called "book report" during summer vacation in elementary school?

(2) If (1) above is "Yes," is it acceptable to submit a so-called "light novel" report?

If you know of any, I would appreciate it if you could let me know.