36.6k reviews for:

コンビニ人間 [Konbini ningen]

Sayaka Murata

3.71 AVERAGE

jacqiesbooks's review against another edition

3.0

reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

seisei's review against another edition

3.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jjonline's review against another edition

5.0

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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i love keiko

megggyb's review against another edition

3.75

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

spacecaits's review against another edition

5.0

funny 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

sa_leger_poet's review against another edition

4.0

funny reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tfugate's review against another edition

4.0

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Quirky and a little dark. As a woman in her thirties, I identified with using any and all ways to get family to stop asking why you’re not married…but the boiled vegetables are what I found the most upsetting.

makens's review against another edition

3.0

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hmda's review against another edition

4.0

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this is the most bizarre (yet, weirdly enjoyable) thing i’ve ever read.

libraryofthorns's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I have mixed opinions about this book. I could relate to the main character in some ways- she definitely is on the spectrum. However that is also one of my issues with the book. While the commentary about societal expectations is certainly relatable as an autistic, Keiko isn’t just autistic. Autistic people don’t automatically jump to like oh just kill them, then they can’t annoy you anymore. That’s straight up psychopathy. It’s disturbing to me that so many people seem to think this is how autistics feel. Also, the character Shiraha also got old fast and deserved to live on the street. No sympathy for that guy. Ending was abrupt.