Convenience Store Woman: A Novel
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 contemporary Japan through the eyes of a single woman who fits in to the rigidity of its work culture only too well
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“When morning comes, once again I'm a convenience store worker, a cog in society. This is the only way I can be a normal person.”
I just finished the book and loved it, although couldn't exactly puts words to why. The events throughout the book are a bit mundane, so when describing it to my husband it was difficult to grasp his interest. Even so, I loved Keiko's unique point of view and complete satisfaction with her simple life. Seems like we all strive to be "good enough" and I really admired that Keiko just flat out didn't care about it. She was good enough in her own eyes.... as long as the barley teas and best selling rice balls were stocked.
As the name of the novel implied, the female store worker who are born to be a store worker no matter what she did in everyday life, will not fall to the influence of other people words to get a proper job
Human parasite living off other people’s life by being unemployed and taking advantage
Sayaka’s literary fiction meticulosly written!!
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