A review by donie
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

At that moment, for the first time ever, I felt I'd become a part in the machine of society. I've been reborn, I thought. That day, I actually became a normal cog in society.

An interesting story about trying to fit into society's idea of "normalcy", especially for a woman, and how people would rather you be miserable yet "normal" than perfectly okay yet "abnormal".