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Convenience Store Woman: A Novel
Shortlisted for the Best Translated Book Award
Longlisted for the Believer Book Award
Longlisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
A Los Angeles Times Bestseller
The English-language debut of an exciting young voice in international fiction, selling 660,000 copies in Japan alone, Convenience Store Woman is a bewitching portrayal of contemp...show more
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This book CHANGED MEEEE. I love it so so much. The intentionally flat tone of the book to match our mc's thoughts made me surprisingly feel a range of emotions for her. I felt protective of her, sad for her and by the end of the book finally understood her. This book made me think about it for more than a day despite how short it was. I don't think I'll ever find anything like it again.
Since I grew up in Tokyo this wasn’t as foreign/exciting to me as it might be to the average American reader
Although this was a shorter book, it is one that I will be thinking about for a while. The main character had a unique employment situation in which she was quite content and driven to success, but was judged by society for her definition of success. It had me asking questions about the cultural definitions of 'acceptable' in many facets of life (relationships, employment, happiness, etc)
A charming, one-seat read. Slice-of-Life type of book, which is easy and cozy. I can see why the book is popular, its not the material itself what attracts people. Its how comforting the book can be, and in itself the book does have a good message.
I enjoyed this one, although short.
I enjoyed this one, although short.
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