3.9
Romans literatuur
Keiko Furukura had always been considered a strange child, and her parents always worried how she would get on in the real world. So when she takes a job in a convenience store while at the university, they are delighted. For her part, she finds a predictable world in the convenience store, mandated by the store manual, which dictates how the workers should act and what they should say, and she copies her coworkers’ style of dress and speech patterns so that she can play the part of a normal person.
However, eighteen years later, at age thirty-six, she is still in the same job, has never had a boyfriend, and has only a few friends. She feels comfortable in her life but is aware that she is not living up to society’s expectations, causing her family to worry about her. When a similarly alienated but cynical and bitter young man comes to work in the store, he will upset Keiko’s contented stasis―but will it be for the better?
Sayaka Murata brilliantly captures the atmosphere of the familiar convenience store that is so much a part of life in Japan. With some laugh-out-loud moments prompted by the disconnect between Keiko’s thoughts and those of the people around her, she provides a sharp look at Japanese society and the pressure to conform, as well as penetrating insights into the female mind.
Convenience Store Woman is a fresh, charming portrait of an unforgettable heroine that recalls Banana Yoshimoto, Han Kang, and Amélie.
© 2018 Blackstone Publishing (Luisterboek): 9781538555651
Vertaling: Ginny Tapley Takemori
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 11 september 2018
3.9
Romans literatuur
Keiko Furukura had always been considered a strange child, and her parents always worried how she would get on in the real world. So when she takes a job in a convenience store while at the university, they are delighted. For her part, she finds a predictable world in the convenience store, mandated by the store manual, which dictates how the workers should act and what they should say, and she copies her coworkers’ style of dress and speech patterns so that she can play the part of a normal person.
However, eighteen years later, at age thirty-six, she is still in the same job, has never had a boyfriend, and has only a few friends. She feels comfortable in her life but is aware that she is not living up to society’s expectations, causing her family to worry about her. When a similarly alienated but cynical and bitter young man comes to work in the store, he will upset Keiko’s contented stasis―but will it be for the better?
Sayaka Murata brilliantly captures the atmosphere of the familiar convenience store that is so much a part of life in Japan. With some laugh-out-loud moments prompted by the disconnect between Keiko’s thoughts and those of the people around her, she provides a sharp look at Japanese society and the pressure to conform, as well as penetrating insights into the female mind.
Convenience Store Woman is a fresh, charming portrait of an unforgettable heroine that recalls Banana Yoshimoto, Han Kang, and Amélie.
© 2018 Blackstone Publishing (Luisterboek): 9781538555651
Vertaling: Ginny Tapley Takemori
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 11 september 2018
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Suz
5 mei 2021
Repetitive, characters are not relatable except for Furukoha herself.
Rosanne
24 aug 2023
1,5
Nina
12 jun 2023
Leuk boek en leuk voorgelezen. :) Mooie vertelling van de ervaring van een autistische vrouw in Japan
Shirley
1 jun 2022
Dit boek gaf een goed beeld in het leven van een volwassene vrouw met autisme. Mooi geschreven.
Nadya
3 nov 2022
This book is weird, not gonna lie. But it's a fun way to examine societal standards and our place in society. How much of a choice do we have? Are these standards right or fair? - especially the way society determines the value of a woman. And is there space for difference and strangeness (lol)? How do we find our purpose in life, and how do we feel useful? This book tells the story of a pretty weird woman who tries to answer these questions for herself. Her answer isn't perfect, it's maybe even a little sad to you. But it works for her, and that's what matters.
Tamar
12 mrt 2024
Leest snel weg en leuk hoofdpersonage
Winnie
8 jan 2021
Goed gelezen
Ellemiek
13 feb 2023
Ik ben in Tokio geweest naar de 7 eleven en het is herkenbaar. Mooi beschreven en vive le difference!
Victoria
29 okt 2023
Keiko is cute and quirky and all other characters pissed me off.
Alyanne
9 mei 2023
Leuk verhaal en goed voorgelezen.
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