Convenience Store Woman
July 2018 · Portobello Books
4.2star
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Meet Keiko.
Keiko is 36 years old. She's never had a boyfriend, and she's been working in the same supermarket for eighteen years.
Keiko's family wishes she'd get a proper job. Her friends wonder why she won't get married.
But Keiko knows what makes her happy, and she's not going to let anyone come between her and her convenience store...
Keiko is 36 years old. She's never had a boyfriend, and she's been working in the same supermarket for eighteen years.
Keiko's family wishes she'd get a proper job. Her friends wonder why she won't get married.
But Keiko knows what makes her happy, and she's not going to let anyone come between her and her convenience store...
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4.2
78 reviews
Elise Rogerson
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13 May 2020
As the saying goes, never show a gun in the first act if you aren't going to fire it in the second. This book set up the reader with so many wonderful details that should have been culminating to a far more exciting conclusion than the one we received. Absolutely loved the first two thirds of this book, but let down by a lackluster ending.
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Aznah Binti Che Wan
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29 November 2019
I think this book deserves higher rating. It may be weird to some, but I think the author successfully used a quirky way to criticize society. Yes, this book is not one of those cliche love stories, which is what makes it so good.There're so many things that can be learned and not only taken on surface value. Totally recommend.
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A Google user
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16 August 2018
It was too short, An unusual circumstance and quite cleverly written.
Wanted it to end more romantically, a bit spicier..
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About the author
One of the most celebrated of the new generation of Japanese writers, Sayaka Murata has won not only the prestigious Akutagawa Prize, but the Gunzo, Noma, and Mishima Yukio Prizes as well. Her story, 'A Clean Marriage', was featured in Granta 127 Japan. She is 38 years old and works part-time in a convenience store.
Ginny Tapley Takemori has translated Ryu Murakami, Miyabe Miyuki, Akiyuki Nosaka, and Kyotaro Nishimura, among others. Her translation of Tomiko Inui's The Secret of the Blue Glass was shortlisted for the Marsh Award.
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