A review by eliss959
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I’m so glad that someone talks about her having autism. Many reviewers talk about her just being asexual.

But actually the example of the bird makes it very clear, also when she sees her nephew makes you understand how she doesn’t understand feelings and social rules. The fact that she doesn’t know how to live her life without being part of a routine and all she wants to do is sleep it’s another proof that she didn’t develop her identity but this identity is dictated by her work that she needs to survive. Shiraha instead is an aggressive, manipulative parasite. He says it himself but wow, he demonstrates it too. Fascinating and disgusting at the same time.

I’m glad I’ve read it, it was such a quick read and I was a bit sad. I wanted more details but the end was brilliant. So I’m not mad. This book makes amazing points about mental illness and how people desire to cure you and help you. How it unsettles society to see someone different. We also see how manipulative people operates and choose prays that are vulnerable. It would be so good for a discussion.