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Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

241 reviews

naa_'s review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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specklethecrow's review against another edition

3.75

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I personally found the book to be boring but I only kept reading since it was so short and I wanted to see how it would end.

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bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition

4.5

reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

An challenging look at society and what it means to exist within and without societies expectations. i found the perspective unique and trying at times, a balance i believe the author was going for. i really enjoyed getting into the narrators head and experiencing their perspective. i liked the descriptions of her sensations and how she engaged with the world that often felt foreign to her. i am glad i read it

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juliacarlini's review against another edition

4.0

funny hopeful reflective fast-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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hellsjerome's review against another edition

3.5

sad 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: Yes

I think I feel more frustration than anything after reading this book, which probably isn’t what the author intended. Everyone in this book sucks except Keiko.

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honeyvoiced's review against another edition

2.5

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Diverse cast of characters: No

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turrean's review against another edition

4.5

dark funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This is a comic and unsettling look at how modern society still strives for conformity, regardless of lip-service paid to the ideas of personal liberty and “being oneself.”

A few scenes were very disquieting, such as when the main character describes violent impulses she represses, or when the very thin margin of her acceptance by her circle of friends is threatened by their unthinking adherence to traditional gender roles.

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amachonis's review against another edition

5.0

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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hawkes's review against another edition

5.0

challenging mysterious 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

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saomah5566's review against another edition

3.75

funny lighthearted reflective sad 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: Complicated

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