A review by evonna
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This could have been a 4 ⭐️ book EASILY. I wish the critique of capitalism was a tad more explicit. Also I think such critique would have benefited from the author giving us insight, from the perspective of Keiko, into how the coworkers act in an environment outside of the store.

edit: My gut was telling me to bump this book to 4 stars, so I bumped the book to 4 stars. The world-building of the convenience store coupled with conversations with “normal” people is an explicit, yet subtle, critique of capitalist ideology.
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