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Japan done.
Weird but good book.
A few of the notes I jotted down while reading this: Furkura is like a trained chameleon who has had to learn how to fit into her society. She had to wear a mask in order to fit it (ie changing her way of speaking to match the person she is around and basing her clothing off of what she sees her peers wearing). She has had to conform to the social contract in order to not be ostracized by those around her and her sister is a great help in managing these affairs. Furkura is reluctant to become a normal memeber of society and wants to work at the convenience store and be left alone to live her life in support of the store.
Furukura's sister loves her and wants the best for her. She doesn't want to see Furkura laughed at or be gossiped about that is why she helps her. When Furukura's sister hears Shiraha's lies about why he was in the bathroom instead of in the living room like any "normal" boyfriend would be hanging out she is relieved. Furukura notes "She's far happier thinking her sister is normal, even if she has a lot of problems, than she is having an abnormal sister for whom everything is fine." Normalcy with problems>abnormal with no problems.
Near the end of the book when Furukura finally comes to terms that she is meant to work at a store and no longer will care about what others think about her she says "For the first time, I could think of the me in the window as a being with meaning." Her life's mission is to work at the convenience store.
Irasshaimase!
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