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Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
4.5
funny hopeful reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The book is basically about an autistic woman working in a convenience store and her takes on the world for the first half, up until when she meets an incel guy and a couple of things set on movement. The contrast and similitudes between their ideas on how the world works made me laugh but ultimately it seemed more of a caricature.
I liked the ending but honestly after the ordeal the main character has to endure, it was bittersweet.
There's a couple repetitive and/or contradictory things here and there that could've been fixed in edition but nothing too obvious.