This was a short but surprisingly thought-provoking read.
It’s funny in a very dry way and sometimes quite uncomfortable — because the person who seems “strange” may actually be the one who understands the world most clearly.
The story follows Keiko, a woman who has worked at the same convenience store for 18 years and is perfectly happy with her life.
Keiko has always been considered unusual. Even as a child, she reacted to situations differently from everyone else.
But because she doesn't follow the usual path of getting married, having children and building a conventional career, everyone around her thinks something is wrong with her. They think she needs to be “fixed.”
I actually liked how the book made me question what “normal” really means. Why do we assume everyone has to want the same things in life?
And then there’s Shiraha.
The more I read about him, the more I kept thinking, is there really such a human being? And how can someone like this exist and live their life?
What an arrogant, useless human being. I honestly found him so infuriating. 😂
He drove me crazy, but perhaps that's also what made his character so memorable.
Maybe that's part of what makes the book so good — it makes you uncomfortable, makes you question society, and definitely gives you someone to hate. 😂
Not sure I loved the book, but it definitely gave me a lot to think about.
Maybe the biggest takeaway for me is that “normal” is not necessarily the same as “right.” We all have different ideas of what makes a life meaningful, and perhaps we should be a little less quick to decide that someone else needs to be “fixed.”
May xx
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