A review by ryraeriv
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

This is a heartbreaking, and at times heartwarming, story of a woman who tries to find meaning in a world she can't understand. Keiko Furukura has worked her whole life at Smile Mart, a convenience store that brings her peace and joy. She is torn between doing the work that gives her meaning and conforming to her family and society's expectations of her. As an autistic person the feeling of otherness that Keiko must navigate resonated with me, and I cried within the first five pages of this book. 
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