Reviews with content warning for Cursing - Convenience Store Woman

I really enjoyed learning the wonderful mind of Keiko, she reminds me of myself in some ways. This book is quick, funny and insightful - I highly recommend.

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clovetra's review against another edition

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challenging lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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holliesatchell's review against another edition

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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

3.0

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amiegold's review against another edition

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funny reflective slow-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

3.75

A glimpse into the mind of a convenience store clerk and her view of herself and where she fit into society. It wasn't clearly labelled, but from the beginning I had the idea that she was an autistic woman in her 30's who felt most at home in her menial job: convenience store worker. The book goes on to explore social expectations, motivations and interactions and how our everyday joys and sorrows might look to someone on the spectrum. Eye opening, funny and a quick read, I feel like this book is worth taking a few hours to find some empathy with people with Autistic tendencies.

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fujo_cat's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

Oh wow, this was so enjoyable!! Honestly, she gave me so many autistic vibes (or neurodivergent, but I find them to be more specific to autistic fellas, as one myself) and that's why I felt relating so much to her :D

On the other hand, I would have dropped Shihara's (is that his name? I was listening to the audiobook) sorry ass much sooner, oof.

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orndal's review against another edition

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reflective 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

4.0

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annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

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reflective slow-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

3.0

unfortunately disappointing. even though it was so short, i was bored and found myself impatiently checking how much was left. i think it had a good thing going with its subversion of the marriage of convenience trope (note this is by no means a romance), but it only scratches the surface. not a fan of the translation, the prose is awkward at times and everyone's dialogue is unrealistic, though i enjoyed the narrator's voice and felt at home with her in the convenience store. the best part of this was the essay included at the very end: it was the essence of this book boiled down into its best parts, i'd recommend just reading that 😕 (https://lithub.com/sayaka-muratas-love-letter-to-a-convenience-store/)

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himangi's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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