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• Ms Ice Sandwich

  Kawakami, Mieko, 1976-

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  A coming-of-age story about family, grief, growing up - and the beautiful, efficient lady who works at the local convenience store, bagging sandwiches. An inverse of "Convenience Store Woman" that views one essential worker through the eyes of a boy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Disaster Tourist

  a Novel

  Yun, Ko-ŭn, 1980-

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  Written by Korean author Yun Ko-Eun, "The Disaster Tourist" is the story of a hard-working woman trying to get by in a world that only cares about profit. Yona worked for a travel agency for the last decade, but her employers opt to send her on a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• There's No Such Thing as An Easy Job

  Tsumura, Kikuko, 1978-

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  The protagonist of "There's No Such Thing as An Easy Job" is on a quest to find just that: a job that's close to home, requires no reading, no writing, and very little thinking. And her employment agency delivers, with a series of increasingly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Factory

  Oyamada, Hiroko, 1983-

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  One part magical realism, one part surreal humor, "The Factory" follows the story of three employees working for the same Japanese company. Each have their own distinct daily tasks, but as time passes (and The Factory expands) the lines between…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness

  Nagata, Kabi,

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  This one is a tough read, but if the dynamic between otherness and the pressure for social conformity resonates with you, give this a shot. An autobiographical manga that grapples with the author's depression, alcoholism, social isolation, closeted…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Winter in Sokcho

  Dusapin, Élisa Shua, 1992-

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  The story of a French-Korean woman living on the coastal border between North and South Korea, who starts a whirlwind romance with a visiting French artist - who wants to capture the bleak winter landscape of Sokcho, but sees it very differently…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Breasts and Eggs

  Kawakami, Mieko, 1976-

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  A portrait of contemporary womanhood in Japan told through three points of view: Thirty-year-old Natsu, her older sister Makiko (who has come to stay with her while she undergoes breast enhancement surgery), and Makiko's daughter Midoriko, who has…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Big Girl, Small Town

  a Novel

  Gallen, Michelle, 1975-

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  "Convenience Store Woman" meets "Derry Girls" in this debut novel by Irish author Michelle Gallen. Set in Northern Ireland after the Troubles, "Big Girl, Small Town" follows Majella O'Neill, an ordinary food service worker who toils long days at a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lonesome Bodybuilder

  Stories

  Motoya, Yukiko, 1979-

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  A collection of short stories that twist ordinary, everyday life in Japan into something a little more magical - peeling back the veneer of reality to examine something more fantastic and occasionally grotesque dwelling just below the surface.

• Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead

  a Novel

  Austin, Emily R.,

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  Gilda is a twenty-something lesbian obsessing over death - enough that she heads to a local Catholic church on the promise of free therapy... and ends up mistakenly getting pulled into a job interview and hired as the church's new receptionist. Too…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Vegetarian

  a Novel

  Han, Kang, 1970-

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  It's a seemingly-simple, personal choice: to become a vegetarian. Yeong-hye, haunted by brutal, bloody nightmares, renounces eating meat to try to banish the dreams. But the choice instantly causes problems at home. As her husband, brother-in-law,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pizza Girl

  a Novel

  Frazier, Jean Kyoung,

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  The story of an eighteen-year-old pregnant girl working as a pizza delivery driver in the suburbs of LA. She's at a low point in her life: her alcoholic father has just died, and her pregnancy is taking a toll on her mental health. Despite her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Territory of Light

  a Novel

  Tsushima, Yūko,

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  A collection of twelve short stories that follow the life of a woman over the course of a year after her husband has left her to raise their three-year-old daughter alone in Tokyo. A portrait of both the city and a woman struggling to come to terms…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Year of Rest and Relaxation

  Moshfegh, Ottessa,

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  On paper, the protagonist of "My Year of Rest and Relaxation" has the perfect life - she's beautiful, educated, has an easy job, and a nice apartment - all paid for by a hefty inheritance. So why does she feel so empty? The story of an ill-advised…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine [GRPL Book Club]

  Honeyman, Gail,

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  Like the protagonist of "Convenience Store Woman," Eleanor Oliphant is a neuro-divergent thirty-something woman who lives a carefully regimented, orderly life, and finds comfort in routine and consistency. For Eleanor, though, that carefully…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Strange Weather in Tokyo

  a Novel

  Kawakami, Hiromi, 1958-

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  Another story about the unusual consequences of Japan's rigid social structure and work culture, "Strange Weather in Tokyo" is the story of Tsukiko, a thirty-eight year-old single office worker. One night at a local sake bar, she chances to reunite…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Earthlings

  a Novel

  Murata, Sayaka, 1979-

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  Another title by Sayaka Murata that features a woman out of step with contemporary Japanese social norms - this time with a touch of magical realism. Natsuki is a woman who doesn't want children, married to an asexual man, and under mounting…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Convenience Store Woman [GRPL Book Club]

  村田沙耶香, 1979-

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  Haven't had a chance to read "Convenience Store Woman" yet? Pick up a copy now and come chat with us on January 19th at the West Side Branch! Click through for more formats.