Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Convenience Store Woman

Sayaka Murata with Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator)

163 pages • first pub 2016 (view editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced
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Amid the fluorescent hush of a Japanese convenience store, a solitary worker reflects on the rhythms of ritual and the gentle force of fitting in.
For the quiet outsider.

Description

The English-language debut of one of Japan's most talented contemporary writers, selling over 650,000 copies there, Convenience Store Woman is the heartwarming and surprising story of thirty-six-year-old Tokyo resident Keiko Furukura. Keiko has ne...

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Community Reviews

3.71
based on 100,863 reviews

Moods

reflective: 72%

funny: 42%

lighthearted: 32%

emotional: 16%

dark: 14%

sad: 13%

hopeful: 11%

challenging: 10%

inspiring: 10%

relaxing: 8%

mysterious: 5%

informative: 4%

tense: 4%

adventurous: 1%

Pace

58% of readers chose fast
29% of readers chose medium
11% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
5% of readers chose A mix
92% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

28% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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N/A

Loveable characters?

35% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

28% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
52% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

79% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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