Oh yeah, should probably drop this in case anyone is reading this thread and hasn't read Higurashi:

You will read Higurashi. This is not a request. When you do I highly recommend using 07th-mod (https://07th-mod.com/) it adds a lot of features from previous versions of Higurashi and gives you a good variety of options for you to read it however you prefer. (and also escape from the vile MangaGamer art)

Alternatively, a certain "NezumiVA" (No clue who that is) has been doing streams for a story-time of the Entire Fucking VN, which you can find in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNIUMWGLd4E&list=PLPwlQwvIasvF1qTf6ZkcL0vvj1o38nBsr