Reviews with content warning for Ableism - Convenience Store Woman

Holy cow, what a read. I picked up this book and was sucked in from the first description of the protagonist's childhood. This story is not just about working at a convenience store: it's a critique of society, how society treats those deemed neurodivergent or outside the norm, how society treats women, and other messy feelings. I was utterly engrossed by Sayaka Murata's writing and couldn't put the book down. Sometimes, life is not about other people's expectations, but finding the place where you belong and that feels true to you... even if that place is a convenience store.

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ashley_turch's review against another edition

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funny reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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maybreads's review against another edition

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challenging funny

Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

An interesting short book about neurodivergence. I think some of it fell flat. But it was pretty entertaining and I got very involved in the story.

That red-pilled incel man was pissing me off (a great character)

There could have been more of an exploration of the capitalism aspect. But I really enjoyed this as a short audiobook. Highly recommend.

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anh_read's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

4.5

Sharp and witty. The novel invites you to rethink societal norms and pressures.

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bridge_to_narnia's review

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reflective fast-paced

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

2.5

The first half of the book was very interesting and insightful. Once a certain character became prevalent to the plot, the book was much less enjoyable.

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aniquegrace's review against another edition

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funny reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

im just so glad she went back to the convenience store

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