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Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

241 reviews

sandramarinis's review against another edition

3.5

funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A great commentary on why you shouldn't always live up to societal expectations

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itsjoenna's review against another edition

4.5

funny lighthearted 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

Such a strange and funny quick read.

The main character is so much fun to read, like, how she thinks is both fascinating and strange, BUT I GET IT. I mean, that's just what humans are like, weird living things. She's the only character that I like while reading, she left me both stunned and amazed, I truly admire her!

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hollieindisguise's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark reflective fast-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

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coolfoolmoon's review against another edition

3.25

reflective fast-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

Every book has it's autism moment. This books is 163 pages of autism moments. Usually I would love that, but there's a clear commentary here that isn't explored enough.

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uparrowhead's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A wonderfully strange book that does for quite a fast but comfortable read, Convenience Store Woman shows the hopefullness in the hopeless. I really enjoyed the overarching message of the story that heavily focused on how people are influenced and perceived by society when it comes to normality and conformity.

This isn't the kind of book that I tend to find myself reading, but it was very enjoyable while also being simple. There were times where I found the protagonist, Keiko, being very relatable in the ways in which she strays from what is considered normal in humans.

The overall message of the story, despite the hardships that lead up to it, is just a classic tale of "Be yourself, even in a society that opposes you." The story wasn't exactly ground breakingly major, but I feel like it carried it's message really well and proved to be an entertaining read. Definitely recommend to people who might feel outcasted in this world, one way or another.

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lovelylilelle's review against another edition

4.0

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dillsbookdiary's review against another edition

2.75

reflective sad fast-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

I can’t believe so many people voted this as a funny book??? This book is a wildly depressing commentary on the experience of an autistic woman trying to find her place in society. I’m personally not a huge fan of books with chapters organized like this, so that also took me out of the story a lot. This is easy to read in one sitting, for people who like to do that.

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