Convenience Store Woman

by Sayaka Murata

Book Overview

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 contemporary Japan through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802129625
• ISBN13: 9780802129628
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Fun Read

I really enjoyed this, I loved our main character and her commentary on conformity. I’m glad she booted the dude and went back to being herself. I thought the book was a bit repetitive in places but something might have been lost in the translation.

Simple, wholesome and meaningful.

I love how this book makes you look inward as you read more. A great look at society and our expectations and how we treat others base on those values we put on ourselves.

Character driven story with an open/ambiguous ending.

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