A review by mvvelde
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

funny reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

3.0

Convenience Store Woman is as quirky as they come, and comically bizarre in its own way. I was fascinated by Kieko's self-description of merely being a cog, a tool, of the convenience store. The social commentary on societal expectations and normalcy intrigued me too.

However, I do have to say I don’t think I understood all the hype around this book. Maybe it’s just me, but there were bits of this short novella that also bored me?