A review by genny
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-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

3.25

Short, kind of "quiet"(?) book with good commentary on cultural expectations, feeling isolated due to them, and how that experience can shape people very differently (ahem, Shiraha...). Keiko reads as neurodivergent and may be on the ace spectrum. I enjoyed her point of view and actually found her descriptions of her work relaxing. It was a little startling to see how indifferent she was to everything, even Shiraha's extreme incel-ness...I wanted to strangle him and Keiko was just vibing. 😆 The ending was strange and unsettling - Keiko believes it's a happy one, but is it?
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