A review by toffishay
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I love Keiko and she deserves whatever she wants! This book is a really interesting commentary on the nature of work and how we use that as a marker of society. We expect others to relate to work in a specific way to have these very structured lives and folks who don't fit that mold are misunderstood, ridiculed, or excluded. If you like Ottessa Moshfegh, Osamu Dazai, or Toni Morrison, then I think you would like this book.
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