In smooth, lucid prose, the convenience store comes to life in its inner workings and sounds" - Nicolas Gattig, The Japan Times But then, writing from personal experience and with a novelist’s keen observation, Murata shines in describing the setting - the "pristine aquarium" - that is Keiko’s sole link to existence.
"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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