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nadia 's review for:
Convenience Store Woman
by Sayaka Murata
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What a quirky read this was! My first of my Japanese reads while I’m in Japan. 😁
Within the first few sections I found myself laughing out loud and once I got stuck in, I found myself feeling sad and reflective.
Murata has written such a compelling protagonist in Keiko, a single, 36-year-old woman who has worked in a convenience store for the last eighteen years or her life and is trying to navigate ‘fitting into’ society.
This book really makes you think about the things people do only because they make them happy and the lengths some people go to just to be perceived as ‘normal’. It also makes you lament about the sheer number of people that love to impose their opinions and judgments on others.
I found some of the topics of discussion that cropped up a little repetitive - though perhaps that was the point - and the book was also a little too short for me! I wanted to have more time and space to explore the unique narrative arc that Murata had created.
Within the first few sections I found myself laughing out loud and once I got stuck in, I found myself feeling sad and reflective.
Murata has written such a compelling protagonist in Keiko, a single, 36-year-old woman who has worked in a convenience store for the last eighteen years or her life and is trying to navigate ‘fitting into’ society.
This book really makes you think about the things people do only because they make them happy and the lengths some people go to just to be perceived as ‘normal’. It also makes you lament about the sheer number of people that love to impose their opinions and judgments on others.
I found some of the topics of discussion that cropped up a little repetitive - though perhaps that was the point - and the book was also a little too short for me! I wanted to have more time and space to explore the unique narrative arc that Murata had created.