Published on : 2018 (translation) || Format : print || Location : Japan One line review : Keiko would rather behave exactly as others expect her to so she doesn't disappoint "society", and so she works at the same convenience store without changing anything about her life, but very soon the same society expects her to "upgrade" (change career and find a husband), except there is no manual on how to do these. ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ When something was strange, everyone thought they had the right to come stomping in all over your life to figure out why. I found that arrogant and infuriating, not to mention a pain in the neck. Sometimes I even wanted to hit them with a shovel to shut them up, like I did that time in elementary school. But I recalled how upset my sister had been when I’d casually mentioned this to her before and kept my mouth shut. Thoughts : When I started reading Convenience Store Woman , I had no idea what to expect. The synopsis does not give a
Hello readers and bloggers! It sure has been a long time since I posted something. Anything. I'd been feeling pretty bad about neglecting my blog but it has been a hectic few weeks over here. The husband and I moved a week ago to our new place, following days of packing, sorting, tossing and more packing. While we managed to unpack most of the boxes, there's still the last few left - they usually turn out to be the boxes whose items I don't know what to do with yet or don't want to deal with yet. So much for a structured packing this time. There's still a ton to do around here, but we've mostly settled down and are trying to enjoy the new feeling of having our own digs. I'd been thinking of slowly easing back into blogging, but if I'm lucky, I may just barge right back in. It sure feels wonderful to be able to catch up on my "other" life after such a long time.
Although I haven't made any huge dent in my reading pile, I did manage to get through some good books. I just finished reading Neal Shusterman's Unwholly yesterday (thanks to Helen for bringing it to my notice). I loved the first of this trilogy (Unwind), and although Unwholly didn't pack as much punch, I still loved it. I'm also in between The Ask and the Answer (which is turning out to be far more engaging than its prequel) and am listening to Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer during my now much longer commute to and from work. Audiobooks never quite used to work for me but I wanted to put the long commuting to some good use. Which was when I remembered that of the only two audiobooks I ever truly enjoyed, one was nonfiction and the other was a classic. So it looks like I'll be
Mark All as Read is probably again going to be a good friend in need, so what have I missed in the blog world?

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I'm also waiting for the third book in the trilogy. I hope we don't have to wait long!