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Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

554 reviews

hurricaneherder's review against another edition

4.0

dark hopeful 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

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ylvamoon's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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visiuzimti's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

its amazing

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dawntin's review against another edition

3.5

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

Convenience Store Woman is a quick and interesting read. It pairs well with the author’s “Love Letter to a Convenience Store” (https://lithub.com/sayaka-muratas-love-letter-to-a-convenience-store/), and poses various questions about societal expectations and normalcy. Is it okay to not be ambitious, even if ambition is what society demands from you? Does striving to be a better person require promotions at work, or simply happiness?

Throughout the novel, the protagonist Keiko’s musings over her personality and cultural obligations are both humorous and heartbreaking. It is clear that she is autistic-coded: the text discusses her alarming behavior as a child and her unorthodox (to others) thought processes as an adult. However, the one aspect of her that stood out to me the most after reading was not Keiko’s perceived “quirkiness,” or her tendency to mask by copying the people around her, but rather her ability to retain her own sense of justice in the face of judgment.

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m_moon's review against another edition

4.5

challenging funny lighthearted reflective

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Funny and weird in a really good way. Think Eleanor Oliphant.

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former_mermaid's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark funny mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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kisseu's review against another edition

5.0

challenging funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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thecatconstellation's review against another edition

4.5

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This is a review as an autistic person who saw myself in the thoughts of the main character.

I agree with another reviewer that I didn’t find this funny, and it may be because I took it too seriously. I would not describe the main character as “quirky” - I would describe her as autistic. The disconnect and lack of understanding she has for the general world around her paired with the love she has for the convenience store and its structure read autistic to me.

I was happy with the ending.

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