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>>583
In terms of just about everything aside from wanting to read something that has some minor association with anime or manga etc, novels are better idea. And its not like novels don't have "slang" or "casual speech", that's part of what a novel IS. Reading something from Dazai or Murakami or even Koubou (all of which can be handled with intermediate/intermediate-advanced Japanese and a dictionary), for example, you'll run into "real" casual speech. Light novels are by nature shorter, more compact, less thematic, and fit under a ceiling of content and difficulty. They're basically movie books. One light novel will read pretty much the same as another (obviously there are differences and unique examples but similarities are far more common). Opening yourself up to different works of literature, even at a beginner level (which are certainly available), is a more challenging, more rewarding experience. Obviously, if you just want to read LNs because LNs have an association with anime and you want to unite those different interests, go ahead. And obviously, any reading is good reading. But if you want to learn Japanese, you shouldn't limit yourself to LNs as the next natural step in reading comprehension.