Convenience Store Woman
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- Author：Sayaka Murata
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Summary
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。。。
Reviews
Camden Johnson
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2。5 stars。 I am kinda disappointed by this book。 After seeing so many positive reviews for this book， I was really excited to delve into the strange quirky life of Keiko。 We are immediately intrigued by her character as we learn how she feels as though she doesn’t fit in with society but is an excellent worker at a local convenience store。 While I enjoyed the beginning of this well-written book， the relationships that Keiko has with the other characters made me really upset as they treated her s 2。5 stars。 I am kinda disappointed by this book。 After seeing so many positive reviews for this book， I was really excited to delve into the strange quirky life of Keiko。 We are immediately intrigued by her character as we learn how she feels as though she doesn’t fit in with society but is an excellent worker at a local convenience store。 While I enjoyed the beginning of this well-written book， the relationships that Keiko has with the other characters made me really upset as they treated her so poorly。 While I understand this treatment was for Keiko to realize what she really wanted in life， I felt as though it could have been portrayed better than it was。 I was so irritated by everyone towards the end of it。 Luckily though， I pushed myself to finish this book because of Keiko and how good the writing was。 I haven’t been this upset over a book in a while。 I wish there was just a little bit more to this story and I hope that Keiko finds better people to hang around。 。。。more
Melissa
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What a charming and lovely book。
evangeline
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4。5
Alicia Guzman
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4/5 A fast and short read。 I listened to Convenience Store Woman in audiobook format and it was around 4 hours long。 In Convenience Store Woman we follow a woman named Keiko who has been working at the same convenience store for 18 years。 She is content with her life and finds pleasure and purpose working at the convenient store。 She is a bit of an outsider who's trying to find her place in the giant cog of society。 The story is quirky and a little absurd at times but it was quite a refreshing r 4/5 A fast and short read。 I listened to Convenience Store Woman in audiobook format and it was around 4 hours long。 In Convenience Store Woman we follow a woman named Keiko who has been working at the same convenience store for 18 years。 She is content with her life and finds pleasure and purpose working at the convenient store。 She is a bit of an outsider who's trying to find her place in the giant cog of society。 The story is quirky and a little absurd at times but it was quite a refreshing read。 I will be reading more by this author。What I liked: - MC is not neuro-typical- themes: challenging social norms 。。。more
Lôr Rosas
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El final me hizo muy feliz， para empezar。 El ritmo es tan ligero que ni noté cuando estaba llegando al ciento de páginas。 Ver el mundo desde la perspectiva de Furukura （algo claustrofóbica a ratos pero， ¿la cabeza de quién no lo es？） fue muy cómodo y hubo varios momentos en los que quería gritar EXACTO porque enuncia cosas que hasta ahora sólo eran conceptos abstractos volando en mi cabeza。 Yo sólo quería que la dejaran existir en paz， por favor。 Por eso me gustó tanto el final: leerla， sentirla El final me hizo muy feliz， para empezar。 El ritmo es tan ligero que ni noté cuando estaba llegando al ciento de páginas。 Ver el mundo desde la perspectiva de Furukura （algo claustrofóbica a ratos pero， ¿la cabeza de quién no lo es？） fue muy cómodo y hubo varios momentos en los que quería gritar EXACTO porque enuncia cosas que hasta ahora sólo eran conceptos abstractos volando en mi cabeza。 Yo sólo quería que la dejaran existir en paz， por favor。 Por eso me gustó tanto el final: leerla， sentirla tan plena y contenta de saber qué es lo quiere hacer， para lo que nació。 No sólo porque se siente cómoda haciéndolo: sino porque lo disfruta genuinamente。 Y es más de lo que muchos podemos decir de nuestros quehaceres o empleos， honestly。 。。。more
Aileen Genaidy
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I hesitate to write this for translations， without knowing how well it captures the spirit of the source text， but I was disappointed in this one。 This book is a straightforward glimpse into the life of an eccentric， possible autistic woman whose identity is based on her part time job at a convenience store。 The narration details her obsessiveness about tending to the store; she is equally as fastidious about tending to her personality and social skills， which she consciously tries to make as "n I hesitate to write this for translations， without knowing how well it captures the spirit of the source text， but I was disappointed in this one。 This book is a straightforward glimpse into the life of an eccentric， possible autistic woman whose identity is based on her part time job at a convenience store。 The narration details her obsessiveness about tending to the store; she is equally as fastidious about tending to her personality and social skills， which she consciously tries to make as "normal" as possible。 There is some commentary about capitalism， herd thinking， traditional hetero society and it's expectations on women; we never get much deeper because it doesn't seem like there is much else to this woman。 。。。more
Hind
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The first half of this book was fantastic。 But then it fell off a bit。 It’s quirky and playful， but it feels like the author forgot that the protagonist has little understanding of how society worked when， half way through， she started socializing with someone and actually （somewhat） understanding him， and the world around her。
Alan
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Convenience Store Woman is Sayaka Murata’s not-so-subtle ode to idiosyncrasy and individuality。 The story of a woman who just wants to do the thing she is meant to do – work at a convenience store。 And you know what？ I am all for the lack of subtlety instead of hinting at individual foibles and not fitting in。 She took the issue by the throat and slammed it down in front of us。 PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE TO FIT YOUR IDEA OF NORMAL TO BE PEOPLE。 How is that for subtlety， eh？ All caps。I don’t have much el Convenience Store Woman is Sayaka Murata’s not-so-subtle ode to idiosyncrasy and individuality。 The story of a woman who just wants to do the thing she is meant to do – work at a convenience store。 And you know what？ I am all for the lack of subtlety instead of hinting at individual foibles and not fitting in。 She took the issue by the throat and slammed it down in front of us。 PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE TO FIT YOUR IDEA OF NORMAL TO BE PEOPLE。 How is that for subtlety， eh？ All caps。I don’t have much else to say。 The book is quite short， so I will stay true to form and keep my review short as well。 All I can say is that I appreciated it， because it allowed me to appreciate people in my past a bit more。 I used to work at a retail grocery store， and there are people from all walks of life within that “hierarchy” – it’s not as easy as saying someone who works there is lacking ambition。 I met one of my best friends at that store， and we moved through a few other jobs together。 I met a girlfriend there， and she is still a great friend of mine （and finishing up her master’s degree）。 But I also met people who （by their own admissions） lacked ambition。 I also met people who were dissatisfied， resentful of life。 And I even met a couple of characters almost exactly like Keiko Furukura， our main character。 Their life WAS the grocery store。 That was simply it。 Conversation revolved around nothing but stocking the shelves， sales， and their next shift。 I am grateful that Murata has given me another powerful reminder of what I should know well: you just truly do not know what is going on inside someone’s head， so do not judge。 Let it be。 。。。more
Jens Søgaard
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Det er interessant og se hvordan hovedpersonen sørger tilbage til det kendte og trykke arbejde i døgnkiosken。 Det selvom hun har muligheden for at bryde ud af det。
Marina
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I found this book。。。 so sad？ I read Keiko as someone who's on the autism spectrum， or at least neurodivergent to the point where she's unable to read social cues or understand the point of them at all。 The Convenience Store clearly works as a balm， since it provides her with structure and a way to feel like she belongs in a society that makes little sense to her otherwise。 The book， though， isn't interested in exploring that。 So， in the end， I don't know what point it is trying to make。 Society I found this book。。。 so sad？ I read Keiko as someone who's on the autism spectrum， or at least neurodivergent to the point where she's unable to read social cues or understand the point of them at all。 The Convenience Store clearly works as a balm， since it provides her with structure and a way to feel like she belongs in a society that makes little sense to her otherwise。 The book， though， isn't interested in exploring that。 So， in the end， I don't know what point it is trying to make。 Society is extremely unkind to neurodivergent people and their coping mechanisms？ Capitalism makes a tool os us all？ We're still in the stone age like Shiraha can't stop talking about？ I can't help but feel the book ends up being a disservice to people who are also neurodivergent。 Keiko's behavior seemed to me almost too exaggerated at times， almost like a caricature of someone on the spectrum。 I could be wrong， of course， but then there are people calling her quirky and laughing at the way Keiko's sees people and the world， which strikes me as a bit odd too。 I think it's worth having a discussion about this。Credit where credit is deserved， though， the writing is great and makes the book a breeze to read。 I thought Keiko was an amazing character， I just wish the book had done more for her。 。。。more
Chôm Chôm。
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Xuyên suốt cuốn sách， tác giả liên tục nhấn mạnh quan điểm về 1 xã hội hiện đại không ngừng đồng hoá con người。 Từ việc chúng ta liên tục thay đổi một cách vô thức giống với những người xung quanh， cho tới việc khi là một sự tồn tại khác thường， một "dị vật" trong cộng đồng thì chắc chắn không thể tránh bị người khác làm phiền dưới cái mác "quan tâm"， và rồi sẽ đến lúc bị đào thải。 Xuyên suốt cuốn sách， tác giả liên tục nhấn mạnh quan điểm về 1 xã hội hiện đại không ngừng đồng hoá con người。 Từ việc chúng ta liên tục thay đổi một cách vô thức giống với những người xung quanh， cho tới việc khi là một sự tồn tại khác thường， một "dị vật" trong cộng đồng thì chắc chắn không thể tránh bị người khác làm phiền dưới cái mác "quan tâm"， và rồi sẽ đến lúc bị đào thải。 。。。more
emily koonce
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I still need a few days to think about this book before I can give it a rating。
Hema
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In English this was more novella than novel， but I enjoyed it nonetheless。 It's great and a bit creepy and thoroughly unexpected。 In English this was more novella than novel， but I enjoyed it nonetheless。 It's great and a bit creepy and thoroughly unexpected。 。。。more
Annabel
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Interesting bittersweet story from the POV of a Japanese woman who is possibly on the autism spectrum trying to find ways to fit into a society that is so uncomfortable with who she is。
Demetzy
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Really enjoyed this！ Just wished it was longer
Chaitalee Ghosalkar
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Two and a half starsThis is a weird book。 Weird that could have gone into that much liked category of weirdly wonderful， and yet it doesn't。 The running theme of societal expectations from a woman rests on the shoulders of an eccentric woman and while the concept isn't hammered， it certainly isn't subtle on account of the discomfort inducing female protagonist and her male counterpart。 The only positive is that it's a quick read Two and a half starsThis is a weird book。 Weird that could have gone into that much liked category of weirdly wonderful， and yet it doesn't。 The running theme of societal expectations from a woman rests on the shoulders of an eccentric woman and while the concept isn't hammered， it certainly isn't subtle on account of the discomfort inducing female protagonist and her male counterpart。 The only positive is that it's a quick read 。。。more
Ella
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Im glad I read this book， regardless it was not something i would usually pick。
Michala Escherich
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Denne her ramte noget i mig。 Jeg er ikke som Keiko， slet ikke， men alligevel ramte mange af hendes tanker og strategier om hvordan man er et "rigtigt" menneske （et menneske， andre ikke synes， er underlig; et menneske， andre føler sig trygge ved， fordi de kan spejle sig selv og deres egne værdier i en anden） noget jeg kunne nikke genkendende til。Den er et interessant studie i det moderne menneske og dets normer， fordi det hele bliver set fra Keiko， der ikke finder normerne selvindlysende， som all Denne her ramte noget i mig。 Jeg er ikke som Keiko， slet ikke， men alligevel ramte mange af hendes tanker og strategier om hvordan man er et "rigtigt" menneske （et menneske， andre ikke synes， er underlig; et menneske， andre føler sig trygge ved， fordi de kan spejle sig selv og deres egne værdier i en anden） noget jeg kunne nikke genkendende til。Den er et interessant studie i det moderne menneske og dets normer， fordi det hele bliver set fra Keiko， der ikke finder normerne selvindlysende， som alle andre， men bare prøver at aflure dem， for at passe ind。 Man kommer til at tænke over， hvorfor disse normer （rigtigt job samt mand og børn i særdeleshed， men også alle de små ting som mode og talestil etc。） egentlig er normer， hvorfor mennesket har et behov for at trække sit eget normsæt ned over alle det møder， og hvordan det tolker alt andre gør og siger gennem netop det normsæt det selv har dømt som naturgivet- uden skelen til personen bag。Stor anbefaling herfra！ 。。。more
Beverly
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A very strange little book， Convenience Store Woman， is one of those stories that linger in your subconscious。 You continue to think about it and ponder its meaning。 I think the author is very good at putting herself in a different type of consciousness。 The protagonist， Keiko， has never understood people and has trouble fitting into society。 She finds her purpose in life when she takes a job at a convenience store。 The store's manual gives her instructions on how to behave when greeting custome A very strange little book， Convenience Store Woman， is one of those stories that linger in your subconscious。 You continue to think about it and ponder its meaning。 I think the author is very good at putting herself in a different type of consciousness。 The protagonist， Keiko， has never understood people and has trouble fitting into society。 She finds her purpose in life when she takes a job at a convenience store。 The store's manual gives her instructions on how to behave when greeting customers and in difficult situations。 Life finally makes sense to her。Keiko is a strange person。 She doesn't understand relationships， or violence， or why it is not nice to kill a cute little bird or her nephew if he is making noise。 She is a sociopath， I think， but she doesn't act on these ideas。 She is not malevolent， she just does not comprehend human connection and empathy。 For her， the convenience store makes her feel like she has a purpose。 If only， we "normals" could feel as purposeful as she does。 This is a comic novel， dark comedy， but you are not going to laugh our loud or chuckle， this is more the smile to yourself type of comic novel。 。。。more
Sofia
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Keiko， te amo。
Paola Escárcega
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Es un libro de lectura rápida。 A pesar de que la vida de Keiko es monótona siempre se espera algo diferente， y la autora lo sabe brindar de una manera hermosa。 Además es muy interesante porque narra cuestiones sociales y culturales muy presentes en la sociedad japonesa， y que realmente representan una problemática para las personas que no siguen los estándares establecidos
Rachel Dunham
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So glad this was only 163 pages。 SMALL pages， large print。 Even those weren't worth the time to read them。 I chugged thru hoping for a grand ending。 DISAPPOINTING from every angle。 A bunch of names but no character development。 Starts with a gal getting a part time job & staying with it for 18 years。 If that's all you need to live， and you're happy doing it， fine。 If you are more concerned with society's thoughts about your life， then get a life！ So glad this was only 163 pages。 SMALL pages， large print。 Even those weren't worth the time to read them。 I chugged thru hoping for a grand ending。 DISAPPOINTING from every angle。 A bunch of names but no character development。 Starts with a gal getting a part time job & staying with it for 18 years。 If that's all you need to live， and you're happy doing it， fine。 If you are more concerned with society's thoughts about your life， then get a life！ 。。。more
Hannah Baker
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What a great character study of a novella！ Lots of fun commentary on what being a man， woman and human is like when you don't fit social norms。 A good read！ What a great character study of a novella！ Lots of fun commentary on what being a man， woman and human is like when you don't fit social norms。 A good read！ 。。。more
Nandini
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several interesting ideas， but I felt like Murata could’ve explored them deeper。 lots of love for Keiko （who I also think is autistic） and no love for Shiraha lol
Lulu Parkman
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Short and sweet？ Or maybe not sweet， but a little sad and bizarre in the very best way。
Rivvy
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Fascinating， darkly funny， and enjoyably odd。 A quirky and quick read or listen （pleasant and upbeat audiobook narration）。 This is a short book about a 36-year-old Japanese woman， Keiko， who tries to find a comfortable life in a society she can't fully comprehend and which does not fully accept her。 Given her unique circumstances， she finds meaning as a convenience store worker， where we are given an intimate and unsparingly honest view of her life。 The book explores how society shapes our perso Fascinating， darkly funny， and enjoyably odd。 A quirky and quick read or listen （pleasant and upbeat audiobook narration）。 This is a short book about a 36-year-old Japanese woman， Keiko， who tries to find a comfortable life in a society she can't fully comprehend and which does not fully accept her。 Given her unique circumstances， she finds meaning as a convenience store worker， where we are given an intimate and unsparingly honest view of her life。 The book explores how society shapes our personality， the roles it expects us to play， and ultimately what brings our lives meaning。Wish that the book was longer and the story more developed， but overall， it was well worth listening to for its unique character and outlook。 。。。more
Maria Yankulova
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Една от най-шантавите книги， кото съм чела！ Шантава в хубавия смисъл на думата。 Кейко е странна жена， която цели 18 г。 работи почасова работа в денонощен магазин （т。нар。 конбини）。 Неразбрана от семейството си и колегите тя води изключително изолиран и самотен живот。 Разказа проследява ежедневието и и вътрешните диалози， които води със себе си。Тази кратка розова книжка поставя безброй важни въпроси - за това какво е да си различен， за комформизма и вписването в общоприетите норми， oмаквабията на Една от най-шантавите книги， кото съм чела！ Шантава в хубавия смисъл на думата。 Кейко е странна жена， която цели 18 г。 работи почасова работа в денонощен магазин （т。нар。 конбини）。 Неразбрана от семейството си и колегите тя води изключително изолиран и самотен живот。 Разказа проследява ежедневието и и вътрешните диалози， които води със себе си。Тази кратка розова книжка поставя безброй важни въпроси - за това какво е да си различен， за комформизма и вписването в общоприетите норми， oмаквабията на социума， мястото на жената в съвременна Япония и още много。Ако ви се чете нещо различно， но увлекателно， препоръчвам。 Японските автори определено са ми любопитни， макар за тях да се иска определена настройка。 。。。more
Gaby
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I have many many times fantasized about working at a Starbucks， a Home Depot， something like that。 Predictable， ordered， structured。 Something I can leave behind at the end of the day。 When "Convenience Store Woman" was mentioned to me， I immediately bought it， and read it in one sitting。 The themes are close to my heart。 Fitting in， being normal， being a productive and useful member of society。 And what happens if you're not。 This is particularly relevant in collectivist societies like Japan， b I have many many times fantasized about working at a Starbucks， a Home Depot， something like that。 Predictable， ordered， structured。 Something I can leave behind at the end of the day。 When "Convenience Store Woman" was mentioned to me， I immediately bought it， and read it in one sitting。 The themes are close to my heart。 Fitting in， being normal， being a productive and useful member of society。 And what happens if you're not。 This is particularly relevant in collectivist societies like Japan， but it's not exclusive to them。 I've often felt like I'm role-playing。 I look for camouflage， I stress about saying and doing the normal things。 No， this is not a quirky or funny book。 Is it？ To me， it's a beautiful book。 And an inspiring and brave book， about being who we are， despite its cost。 I loved it。 。。。more
Pochii_books
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📚 Libro: La dependienta📝 Escritora: Sayaka Murata📄 páginas: 139🌼 puntaje: 3，5/5 🍿 Reseña 🍿Nos encontramos con Furukura， una mujer de 36 años que jamás tuvo novio y no tiene pensando formar una familia， pero toda la sociedad le impone que ya es hora de formar una familia。 Furukura siempre fue la chica particular de la clase， una vez le pegó con una pala en la cabeza a sus compañeros para que dejen de pelear。。。 Ella trabaja como Dependienta en una tienda y por hora， está contenta en su vida pero u 📚 Libro: La dependienta📝 Escritora: Sayaka Murata📄 páginas: 139🌼 puntaje: 3，5/5 🍿 Reseña 🍿Nos encontramos con Furukura， una mujer de 36 años que jamás tuvo novio y no tiene pensando formar una familia， pero toda la sociedad le impone que ya es hora de formar una familia。 Furukura siempre fue la chica particular de la clase， una vez le pegó con una pala en la cabeza a sus compañeros para que dejen de pelear。。。 Ella trabaja como Dependienta en una tienda y por hora， está contenta en su vida pero unos giros hacen que tome decisiones para conformar a los demás y la traten como una mujer "normal"。 Particularmente， me gustó el libro y me pareció extraordinario， una cultura nueva por descubrir。 Furukura， al final del libro， se da cuenta lo que realmente quiere y toma la decisión correcta para su vida。 Es una lectura corta y ligera。 。。。more
Els Book Hunters
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La Keiko Furukura treballa a temps parcial a una botiga de conveniència des de fa divuit anys。 La botiga és la seva vida， li permet viure i sobreviure d'acord amb unes normes clares i concises。 Té clar quines tasques ha de fer， quin to ha de fer servir amb els clients， i sap què se n'espera， d'una dependenta。 I se'n surt francament bé。 Però fora d'aquest ambient， la Keiko rep inputs constants sobre com ha de ser la seva vida。 Una feina a temps parcial des de fa tants anys？ No tens parella？ Ni in La Keiko Furukura treballa a temps parcial a una botiga de conveniència des de fa divuit anys。 La botiga és la seva vida， li permet viure i sobreviure d'acord amb unes normes clares i concises。 Té clar quines tasques ha de fer， quin to ha de fer servir amb els clients， i sap què se n'espera， d'una dependenta。 I se'n surt francament bé。 Però fora d'aquest ambient， la Keiko rep inputs constants sobre com ha de ser la seva vida。 Una feina a temps parcial des de fa tants anys？ No tens parella？ Ni intenció de casar-te？ La Keiko， intentant encaixar en aquest món que no acaba d'entendre， es deixarà portar i prendrà una decisió per "curar-se" d'una vegada per totes i cenyir-se a les convencions socials。Lectura que a primer cop d'ull és ràpida i distesa， però que té molts cops amagats。 És una crítica a la societat japonesa i les seves normes estrictes de conducta， tot i que moltes de les situacions són universals i us ressonaran。 També és una reflexió interessant sobre els estereotips que planen sobre la nostra societat， sobre què és el que considerem "normal"， i com els nostres prejudicis aparten a aquells que no compleixen la norma。 Tot i la seva senzillesa， és una novel·la que m'ha agradat llegir i que m'ha despertat molts sentiments。 He volgut abraçar la Keiko i dir-li que no té res de què "curar-se"， que moltes de les convencions socials que ella troba estúpides doncs efectivament， sovint ho són。 I més d'un cop he volgut ofegar en Shiraha en un pou ben profund， d'on no en pugui sortir mai més。 Si voleu saber el per què， haureu d'anar a buscar la Keiko al konbini on treballa 😉（LAIA） 。。。more
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