Reviews

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

pliego29's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

valhecka's review against another edition

challenging funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

roeckitcody's review against another edition

Really enjoyed this - it's fairly mundane and simple and yet there's something about it that just feels inherently interesting and speaks to humanity in an interesting way

morgalieden's review against another edition

4.0

Very quick but quirky and cozy read. Looking forward to reading more of her work.

holflanagan's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.25

ladybugwrites's review against another edition

4.5

This is a book about being different, about not fitting in with society's expectations of what a 'normal' person is. And the most delightful part of it is the fact that our MC, Furukura Keiko, does not care that she's not normal. Because of this, she manges to point out all the things that doesn’t make sense with society, lets the readers know that it’s hard to realize why something you did doesn’t make sense when no one tells you, and gives people like me who struggles with many of the same things as Keiko as chance to feel somewhat understood. 

This book criticizes what 'normal' means and the society we've created of what's expected of people, and I absolutely loved that. It felt nice to see someone thinking the same things as me.

katieteoh's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

am304's review against another edition

challenging lighthearted reflective fast-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? Yes

4.25

_ghostfrequencies's review against another edition

funny tense medium-paced

4.0

Keiko furukura they could never make me hate you

lilyabryant's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I started and completed this book all in one day when traveling back from Japan. This was the perfect mood read because if you’ve been to Japan, you know how unique the convenience store experience is. Since the author actually worked in convenience stores for such a big part of her life, I got the feeling that a lot of this information was accurate or reflective of the career itself. There’s also lots of subtle commentary on societal norms, pressures, stereotypes, capitalism, etc. Altogether, a pretty awesome read.