Category Archives: Sayaka Murata

late summer bookhaul

Posted on September 26, 2022 by wordsandpictures2016

Life Ceremony – Sayaka Murata A collection of short stories from a starling writer: ‘Convenience Store Woman’ was a revelation while the follow up, ‘Earthlings‘, was a shocking a fascinating novel from a writer truly flexing their literary and imaginative … Continue reading →

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Earthlings – Sayaka Murata

Posted on December 26, 2020 by wordsandpictures2016

While Sayaka Murata’s last novel. ‘Convenience Store Woman’ was a breath of fresh air, ‘Earthings’ is something else, a novel which makes most of the novels I have recently read seem staid, unimaginative and afraid to take risks. Natsuki spends … Continue reading →

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Early Autumn book haul

Posted on September 20, 2020 by wordsandpictures2016

Ahh, autumn: the smell of damp leaves and burning weeds, chilly mornings and fierce blue skies, and SO many books! I understand that a lot of books have been delayed due to Covid but it all seems quite bizarre –  … Continue reading →

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Books of the Year 2018

Posted on January 2, 2019 by wordsandpictures2016

‘Strange, sinister, funny and profound, ‘Convenience Store Woman’ by Sayaka Murata is a compendium of the rules of society and how these might be navigated by someone who, rather than rebelling against those norms, simply doesn’t understand them – a … Continue reading →

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‘Convenience Store Woman’ Sayaka Murata

Posted on August 18, 2018 by wordsandpictures2016

‘Think of me as an animal, a convenience store animal. I can’t betray my instinct’ Keiko has always been a misfit, someone whose logic is out of step with her friends and family. Even as a child her responses to … Continue reading →

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This week’s book haul

Posted on July 14, 2018 by wordsandpictures2016

Olivia Laing’s ‘Crudo‘ has been much hyped and praised in the press, so I really had to buy a copy. It’s a short novel (which is always a bonus in my eyes), the only drawback being that the main character … Continue reading →

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