Literary fiction

Convenience Store Woman

by Sayaka Murata

★★★★★ 4/5

Finished May 30, 2026 · audio

175 bleak but surprisingly relatable pages.

I loved this tiny book. A not-explicitly neurodivergent adult woman is the perfect convenience store employee, but her family worries about her inability to “act normal” or find a husband.

I loved being in Keiko’s head for 175 bleak but surprisingly relatable pages.

Vibes

• tiny book
• the perfect convenience store employee
• bleak but surprisingly relatable