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Convenience Store Woman

By: Sayaka Murata
Narrated by: Nancy Wu
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About this listen

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.

©2020 Sayaka Murata (P)2019 Sayaka Murata Fiction Women's Fiction Funny Heartfelt Inspiring Witty Thought-Provoking

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Critic reviews

Witty, wily, and astonishingly sharp.

-- Lisa McInerney, author of "The Glorious Heresies"

An exhilaratingly weird and funny Japanese novel. Unsettling and totally unpredictable.

-- Sally Rooney

A haunting, dark, and often hilarious take on society's expectations of the single woman.

-- Elif Batuman, author of "The Idiot"

[A] short, deadpan gem... This is a true original.

-- Stephanie Cross, Daily Mail

A sure-fire hit of the summer... quirky [and] profound.

-- Irish Times

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shame it was so short. would have like the story to unfold more. does highlight the restrictive culture of Japan.

could have been more to it

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Short and simple - I feel that this story is an interesting story told from the viewpoint if a woman who just wants to be with her convenience store, no matter what society or the people in her life might say. I thought that it was also an interesting look into work-culture in Japan, hikikomori and damaging red-pill mindsets.

Overall I enjoyed this book but I’m not sure I would read again.

Short and simple read

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A lovely story - asks you to consider living your own life and disregarding those who try to impose their opinions of what it means to be happy in you. listen to it, it's worth it.

superb

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A story about a person who found somewhere that makes sense to them amidst life's confusion.

Irasshaimase!

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This is my favourite book I have read so far this year in 2023 (and it is the 43rd book I've read this year) as of mid March. It is BRILLIANT.

[btw: Anyone know why her next book Earthlings is not on UK Audible? I've had to sign up to a free trial on Rakuten Kobo annoyingly as it's the only place I can find - and would much rather to have found on here. It's the same narrator which I'm pleased about - going to start it straight away!)

Best book I've read or listened to this year

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