Reviews

Uma Questão de Conveniência by Sayaka Murata

kacheekah's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

snookerum's review against another edition

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dark funny reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

exlibris_asrl's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Sally Rooney and I have same review for this. Made it even funnier because I casted Ali Wong and Steven Yuen as the main characters 

Didn’t expect the plot twist + loved the ending :”) 

Themes: societal isolation,  coming into oneself, thoughts on ur shitty friends that pretend to know u/be ur friend 

rjeilani's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

ladyinverse's review against another edition

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challenging emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

what a strange and darkly quirky book. I like it.

soulreading's review against another edition

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funny reflective fast-paced

3.5

wkbryant2021's review against another edition

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3.0

The more I think about this book in hindsight the more I like it. At first it was a short, insignificant-seeming read but now I relate it to my everyday life, weeks after finishing it.
It’s a novel about an asexual 36 year old woman who finds peace and solace in the routine of working at a convenience store. She doesn’t understand the stressful obligations of society and hides in her routine, which gives her a peace and a purpose. This is the aspect of the book I ruminate on a constantly; finding peace and solace in routine. Because the author captures that feeling so perfectly. And for a brief second, I feel understood.

chloerosemary's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

goldskies7120's review against another edition

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4.0

sorta brilliant yet disturbing, but all in all a really thought-provoking book

unhingedbookbitch's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0