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lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-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
Short, kind of "quiet"(?) book with good commentary on cultural expectations, feeling isolated due to them, and how that experience can shape people very differently (ahem, Shiraha...). Keiko reads as neurodivergent and may be on the ace spectrum. I enjoyed her point of view and actually found her descriptions of her work relaxing. It was a little startling to see how indifferent she was to everything, even Shiraha's extreme incel-ness...I wanted to strangle him and Keiko was just vibing. š The ending was strange and unsettling - Keiko believes it's a happy one, but is it?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Misogyny, Sexism, Acephobia/Arophobia
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Stalking
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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it was a fun book but it had some themes that I relate heavily to and I wish I could read this for the first time, this book certainly made me feel better about myself 5 STARSSSS
it was a fun book but it had some themes that I relate heavily to and I wish I could read this for the first time, this book certainly made me feel better about myself 5 STARSSSS
Content Warnings
Minor: Bullying, Misogyny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse
challenging
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism
Minor: Sexual assault
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Stalking
challenging
reflective
sad
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Misogyny, Sexism
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual assault, Stalking, Acephobia/Arophobia, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment
Minor: Bullying, Rape
dark
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Stalking, Acephobia/Arophobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Classism
dark
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
AUTISM! My heart broke a little every time Keiko said something about needing to be cured. Glad this book is a flat arcāKeiko realizing that she was happiest at the beginning of the novelāI think thereās too few of them out there. Not a loveable book, but I hope readers recognize, after reading it, how painful a concept being ānormalā is to anyone who isnāt.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Toxic relationship
Moderate: Animal death, Stalking
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book hit me hard in the feels. Itās a look at Keikoās life trying to fit into what society deems ānormalā as she grows up and works 18 years at a convenience store. She mimics the people around her to seem ānormalā so that people donāt try to fix her or donāt ask her why she is weird or at a ādead end jobā. Convenience store womanās is a hard look at how we treat people who donāt fit the status quo in society, capitalism and what is expected of women in our communities.
Cw/tw
Misogyny
Bullying
Violence
Cw/tw
Misogyny
Bullying
Violence
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny
Minor: Violence, Acephobia/Arophobia
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic friendship