Helpful Score: 1
short book, read it in a day. But odd. I read a good review of it somewhere but, it was just odd. An odd woman (autistic? sociopathic?) who went to college but worked in a convenience store her whole life. She knew the rhythm and expectations so stuck with it. She observed "normal" people and tried to mimic them. Her family knew she was odd and tried to help her. But she was more than just odd. She had no real perception of people or feelings. She was almost like a robot. I wondered while reading if this was some type of futuristic book and she really was a robot. But no, she was just some type of odd person. Then there was an odd man. But she left him which was good. Trying to figure out the point of the whole book still. I like some books with quirky characters that are uplifting, but this was not that book. Just plain odd. Can't figure it out! Some reviewers suggested it was a critique of societal expectations, plea for acceptance of people outside the norm, exploration of work culture, and there was some of all of that in this short book. But it just didn't work for me.
