A review by apeachy
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

funny tense 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

3.25

Great audiobook listen that I blitzed through on a road-trip (Yeay for Libby/OverDrive app!). The ending was slightly anti-climatic for a book that I perceived as a bit tense throughout, but it was an entertaining, oddly numinous time nonetheless.

Perfect read for: The aromantic Extra-Terrestrial who just crash-landed in Japan

UPDATE: I read Sayaka Murata’s essay “Love Letter to a Convenience Store” that is included in the US Print edition (Orig. published on Lit Hub), and if I could make a singular 5⭐️ review  just for that piece, I would!! Man, I loved it!!
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