kasia_wa's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
fennyisreding's review against another edition
3.0
“This society hasn't changed one bit. People who don't fit into the village are expelled: men who don't hunt, women who don't give birth to children. For all we talk about modern society and individualism, anyone who doesn't try to fit in can expect to be meddled with, coerced, and ultimately banished from the village.”
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata.
Personal Rating: 3/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you so much @readmayahread for sending me this book! I definitely had a lot of fun trying to understand Keiko’s perspective while reading about her daily routine as a convenience store cashier.
The story is slightly mundane, only to have the story plot picked up around 50% into the book, but has interesting views of societal conformity from the lenses of Keiko and Shiraha.
I have a feeling that Keiko’s autistic, so it would be interesting to see how a real life autistic person would feel when they read this book. I don’t even know how to review this, not going to lie
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata.
Personal Rating: 3/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you so much @readmayahread for sending me this book! I definitely had a lot of fun trying to understand Keiko’s perspective while reading about her daily routine as a convenience store cashier.
The story is slightly mundane, only to have the story plot picked up around 50% into the book, but has interesting views of societal conformity from the lenses of Keiko and Shiraha.
I have a feeling that Keiko’s autistic, so it would be interesting to see how a real life autistic person would feel when they read this book. I don’t even know how to review this, not going to lie
clement16381's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
rushxsoubi's review against another edition
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
flighty's review against another edition
4.0
It's sort of like reading The Stranger, except imagine that Meursault was more observant about people and started picking up cues that he didn't fit in from childhood, instead of just exploding on one particularly hot day.
mels_karsh's review against another edition
3.0
Technically perfect but I cringed through a lot of it
dubiousreader's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
humanreads08's review against another edition
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
fayles's review against another edition
3.0
it was reallyy weird and strange lmao but i did enjoy it
alyssam_'s review against another edition
4.0
A book about a monotonous job at a convenience store, it is surprisingly interesting. Touches on social norms and conformity, misconceptions about the awareness level of people we deem ‘outcasts’ in an engaging way.
“She’s far happier thinking her sister is normal even if she has a lot of problems than she is having an abnormal sister for whom everything is fine. For her, normality—however messy—is far more comprehensible. “
“She’s far happier thinking her sister is normal even if she has a lot of problems than she is having an abnormal sister for whom everything is fine. For her, normality—however messy—is far more comprehensible. “