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sayeedakhan_ 's review for:
The Convenience Store by the Sea
by Sonoko Machida
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I was really excited to read the book after seeing it on various platforms with good reviews. However, once I started the book, I could not really get in the groove of the book. It took me at least to chapter 2 before I really got into the book. I was close to putting down the book but my habit of finishing what I started made me read it all and I am glad that I did.
I loved how the characters connected in different ways and it just goes to show the importance of community and I really enjoyed that. I wish we got more information about Shiba’s lifestyle outside of the store but I guess it was partly the point. The phero manager.
Few sentences that I highlighted:
Nayuta to Azusa, “ I don’t care what they say. There are more important things to do than worry about what other people think. I don’t want to be sorry later that I missed something really important because I was focused on things that didn’t matter.”
Junko to Takiji, “Actually I stole it from Mrs. Nose’s husband. That’s what he told her when she came crying to him for forgiveness. “I like you free, so I raised you that way. You have nothing to be sorry for. I did it.”
Yasuo to Kosei, “Back then I told your mother I’d quit fishing for a while, too, but she said it would be wrong for us both to give up things we loved. Instead, she told me I had to support her without complaint when the time came for her to start doing manga again.”
I loved how the characters connected in different ways and it just goes to show the importance of community and I really enjoyed that. I wish we got more information about Shiba’s lifestyle outside of the store but I guess it was partly the point. The phero manager.
Few sentences that I highlighted:
Nayuta to Azusa, “ I don’t care what they say. There are more important things to do than worry about what other people think. I don’t want to be sorry later that I missed something really important because I was focused on things that didn’t matter.”
Junko to Takiji, “Actually I stole it from Mrs. Nose’s husband. That’s what he told her when she came crying to him for forgiveness. “I like you free, so I raised you that way. You have nothing to be sorry for. I did it.”
Yasuo to Kosei, “Back then I told your mother I’d quit fishing for a while, too, but she said it would be wrong for us both to give up things we loved. Instead, she told me I had to support her without complaint when the time came for her to start doing manga again.”