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Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

58 reviews

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

reflective slow-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

3.0

unfortunately disappointing. even though it was so short, i was bored and found myself impatiently checking how much was left. i think it had a good thing going with its subversion of the marriage of convenience trope (note this is by no means a romance), but it only scratches the surface. not a fan of the translation, the prose is awkward at times and everyone's dialogue is unrealistic, though i enjoyed the narrator's voice and felt at home with her in the convenience store. the best part of this was the essay included at the very end: it was the essence of this book boiled down into its best parts, i'd recommend just reading that 😕 (https://lithub.com/sayaka-muratas-love-letter-to-a-convenience-store/)

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counterturn's review against another edition

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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? Yes

4.0

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anastasialuoivsbooks's review against another edition

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reflective medium-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? It's complicated

2.75

I didn't NOT like this. I just found it a bit lukewarm. It made me reflect though. The sexism and the idea that the only choices in the future of people are to work and gain 'as much as a man does,' or get married made me realise just how engraved certain ideas are in our lipunan.

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marthadude's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

I was personally not a fan of this book. I found that the translation was a little wonky, and some words didn't really line up with their intended meaning. I felt that a lot of the dialogue and subject matter was repetitive, which got annoying quickly. The characters were very one dimensional and I didn't find any of them particularly likable. Most of them were shallow and exaggerated caricatures with no nuance. I think that these overgeneralizations are metaphoric and supposed to be humorous, but they just didn't work for me. It is a short read but honestly it could have been made a lot shorter by cutting out the repetitive stuff. In addition, there isn't much of a plot and nothing really happens in the book. I just didn't enjoy reading this at all.

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aawethevenstar's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I think my expectations were a little too high for this book. It had had such rave reviews I think I was expecting a little more. That being said it was an easy read.

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flamesocks's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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thurs_day's review against another edition

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dark funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

This book is called "funny" by many reviewers, hence the tag, however with a deeper insight it is a look into the life of a deeply troubled and different person. It touches on the subject of the expectations of women, and toes the line between the story of a not-so-average woman and an existential crisis. Strongly recommend :)

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