<p>I would recommend </p>

<ul>
<li>思想与社会 (can't find a link, sold in Taiwan)</li>
<li><a href="http://product.dangdang.com/product.aspx?product_id=8981611" rel="nofollow">博雅汉语 （upper levels）</a></li>
</ul>

<p>and I would also recommend preteen/teen books like Harry Potter and Twilight. The story isn't too complicated, and you get a chance to enhance your reading speed and smoothness level. I read Percy Jackson and Twilight. The story of Twilight was a little too cheesy for me, but I did learn a lot of new expressions and could read page after page without stopping.</p>

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2011-12-24T12:36:36.140Z
are these physical books? or online resources?
pyko
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2011-12-25T05:05:55.737Z
Would you be able to link to these? Cheers!
Ciaocibai
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Both are books, but couldn't find a link to the first one. It might be considered advanced level even, I had to look up some of the English translations for the vocabulary (!)
Lars Andren
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Lars Andren
<p>There is a great question on '<a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/q/225/62">how to practice reading for beginners</a>' at the moment that's got a lot of really useful answers, and so I figured I'd ask for some useful things closer to my level. Does anyone have good resources for improving reading for upper-intermediate level? </p>

<p>I probably understand 70-80% of what I read in the newspaper, but generally the news is pretty dry. What types of materials (not specific titles) would people recommend to help with improving my reading skills?</p>

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2011-12-25T02:01:11.473Z
How many words is 70-80%?
Village
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2011-12-25T05:13:51.463Z
According to this tool on the Nciku blog (http://blog.nciku.com/blog/en/?p=2132) I know around 2000-2500 characters. Probably around 3000+ words? Hard to judge, hence the percentage.
Ciaocibai
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**For visitors**: If you're looking for resources visit the question [Resources for learning Mandarin Chinese](http://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/1120/resources-for-learning-chinese).
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Selecting resources to improve reading for upper-intermediate level?
# Selecting resources to improve reading for upper-intermediate level?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2011-12-23)

There is a great question on '[how to practice reading for beginners](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/q/225/62)' at the moment that's got a lot of really useful answers, and so I figured I'd ask for some useful things closer to my level. Does anyone have good resources for improving reading for upper-intermediate level?

I probably understand 70-80% of what I read in the newspaper, but generally the news is pretty dry. What types of materials (not specific titles) would people recommend to help with improving my reading skills?

**Tags:** mandarin, learning, reading
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: How many words is 70-80%?  
> **username_0**: According to this tool on the Nciku blog (http://blog.nciku.com/blog/en/?p=2132) I know around 2000-2500 characters. Probably around 3000+ words? Hard to judge, hence the percentage.  
> **username_2**: **For visitors**: If you're looking for resources visit the question [Resources for learning Mandarin Chinese](http://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/1120/resources-for-learning-chinese).  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2011-12-23. Score: 4

I would recommend

* 思想与社会 (can't find a link, sold in Taiwan)
* [博雅汉语 （upper levels）](http://product.dangdang.com/product.aspx?product_id=8981611)

and I would also recommend preteen/teen books like Harry Potter and Twilight. The story isn't too complicated, and you get a chance to enhance your reading speed and smoothness level. I read Percy Jackson and Twilight. The story of Twilight was a little too cheesy for me, but I did learn a lot of new expressions and could read page after page without stopping.

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: are these physical books? or online resources?  
> **username_0**: Would you be able to link to these? Cheers!  
> **username_3**: Both are books, but couldn't find a link to the first one. It might be considered advanced level even, I had to look up some of the English translations for the vocabulary (!)  

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