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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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176 pages

Average rating: 7.16

238 RATINGS

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13 REVIEWS

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Varshi
Feb 16, 2024
10/10 stars
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.
Japexicana
Jan 26, 2024
6/10 stars
Since I grew up in Tokyo this wasn’t as foreign/exciting to me as it might be to the average American reader
Anonymous
Jan 09, 2024
8/10 stars
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)
WitchyKiki
Nov 12, 2023
10/10 stars
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.
sig
Sep 26, 2023
6/10 stars
easy read, chatty, quick and not much to it but i love the authors writing style

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