![]() ![]() "The social critique can be heavy-handed, especially in talks between Keiko and Shiraha."For readers who are less familiar with Japan, Murata conjures it in all its fascinating otherness, while giving us a protagonist whose tussle with accepting who she is while trying to fit in is universally familiar." - Emily Rhodes, The Guardian.For it’s the novel’s cumulative, idiosyncratic poetry that lingers, attaining a weird, fluorescent kind of beauty all of its own." - Julie Myerson, The Guardian (.) But these are minor quibbles and perhaps even missing the point. ![]() "(U)napologetically deadpan yet enticingly comic (.) It’s not flawless: Shiraha seems to be more of a plot enabler than fully realised character and, though Murata’s gloriously nutty deadpan prose and even more nuttily likable narrator are irresistible, I’d have liked more on her latent psychopathic streak. ![]() La ragazza del convenience store - Italia General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the author Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs. ![]()
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