A review by illtakethenightshiftx
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Convenience Store Woman was a very interesting and short novel that explores the world through the eyes of Keiko Furukura who works at a convenience store. The first 1/3-1/2 of this was really intriguing but it lost me in the second half. I found Shiraha’s character to be insufferable, which is definitely the point, and it pulled me out of the story. I found Keiko’s character to be extremely compelling and I was rooting for her the entire story. I can see what folks love this book, but it didn’t land for me. 
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