Read through a couple of Du Chinese stories a few times each. Returned to the beginner level after trying a few in elementary, wanting to have things that I could read at a better speed

Reading Du Chinese: Amy's visit to Beijing

Du Chinese- Amy in China. Jumping about a bit with the content but I'm on a 7-day free trial and just trying to get a feel for it all. I like it so far and might subscribe.

Ben in China on Du Chinese.

Read the first instalment of the Butterfly Lovers on Du Chinese.

Reading Mandarin Companion Xiao Ming Boy Sherlock, which I read a while ago. I seem to be faster than I was last time, but got stuck on a few passages -- not because I didn't know the characters, but because I couldn't quite work out what they meant in combination

Read a set of Du Chinese stories, newbie level. Quite smooth -- I knew almost all of the characters