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Flingogal
Earthlings | Sayaka Murata
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Pickpick

So Theo (L) and George (R) were super excited to find a book written about a magical talking hedgehog toy Piyyut.
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It's intense, and if you need a support group for that ending.... I'm here!!
#earthlings #SayakaMurata #translatedfiction #GinnyTapleyTakemori

Flingogal However, wow! Don't be confused by the cute cover, this is a deep story with real issues (abuse, domestic violence, murder, incest, cannibalism... Do I go on??)
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A deeply moving, disturbing fiction work that will make you question everything.
4y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag Did you read because of the 🦔? 4y
Flingogal @thegirlwiththelibrarybag no, I read because I enjoyed convenience store woman which was a previous book by the same author, but possibly the hedgehog made me notice the cover 🤣 4y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Flingogal, I haven‘t read either but it‘s on the tbr (edited) 4y
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allureofbeauty
Convenience Store Woman | Sayaka Murata
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Panpan

Didn‘t care for this one. It was a book club pick. The best thing about this book was the cover.

#sayakamurata #conveniencestorewoman #bookclub #library #librarybookclub #fiction #virtualbookclub #cover #cutecover

lynneamch Yup. Just finished and have to pan it too. Some social commentary about gender roles and societal expectations but others do it better. At least it was a quick read. May have been better as a short story 5y
allureofbeauty @lynneamch yea I‘m also glad it was at least quick. I admittedly didn‘t read the last like 20%. I just didn‘t care and it was the middle of my moms death and the pandemic and I didn‘t think we would have the meeting. A short story probably would have been a lot better for it. 5y
lynneamch Oh I'm so sorry about your mom. I hope you are doing ok and finding some comfort in spite of these already difficult times. 5y
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beaconhillbooks
Convenience Store Woman | Sayaka Murata
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Pickpick

So much of what we do and who we are is because of society and societal norms. It was fun getting a different perspective of this and to be reminded to be who you want to be.
#ConvenienceStoreWoman by #SayakaMurata translated by Ginny Tapemori

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UnabridgedPod
Convenience Store Woman | Sayaka Murata
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Pickpick

Interesting novel (translated from Japanese). Murata's protagonist--more cog in the convenience store machine than human--provides an outsider's view of society's expectations. Her contrast with Shiraha and her dry, matter-of-fact narration intriguingly convey the spectrum of those who consider that we're only animals—close descendants of stone age humanity—and those who see us more as machines fulfilling our programming.

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