Convenience Store Woman

“Hilarious”? “Quirky”? I only found it rather sad. If I was supposed to find it “exhilaratingly weird and funny”, then that can only be in a mawkish way.

My rating may be unfair, because if this book had not been packaged in such a way that promised so much humour, I would have enjoyed it more as a poignant piece. I didn't think Keiko's outlook was so weird as to make it laughable. I simply felt sorry that everyone wanted to change her.