Once the job started, she knew she found the right place for her. While in university, she found a new convenience store opening up while she was lost and fell in love with the emptiness of the store. Using this technique, she was able to get through junior high and high school without many issues. Not wanting to worry her parents, Keiko decided to do her best to be ‘normal.’ She decided to become more passive and quiet.
She knew that her parents wanted to help her to be better. Due to the reaction of others and the amount of time her parents were requested at school, Keiko was aware that sometimes her reactions to situations were not appropriate. From a young age, Keiko found she had a hard time fitting into the world around her despite having a loving and protective family. This it the story of Keiko, a Japanese women in her 30’s who works at a convenience store. When I saw it in the book store and read the first few pages, I knew that I had to buy it. I saw that this book was really popular and decided to give it a try. I often use the website BookMeter, to look for new titles and keep track of books that I want to read in the future. The cover of the book and my love of Japanese convenient stores is what really drew me into this book. I hope that day is coming sooner then later! But who knows with COVID. I am happily awaiting the day I am able to move back to Japan and spend all of my time in used book stores and libraries. I had a hard time paying so much for such a short book! I was finally able to do and am glad that I did. It took me a few tries before I was able to purchase this book. I bought this book at Kinokuniya at Chicago for 9.99. This is a review for the Japanese version of the novel. It was such a hit in Japan, that is was translated into English as well. This novel has won the Akutagawa Prize, which is one of the most famous literary prizes in Japan. This review is for the novel Convenience Store Woman(コンビニ人間) by Sayaka Murata(村田沙耶香).
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