[DeepL Translation - needs review] Kyoko Tanihara, age twenty-eight. She is a contract employee at a bookstore in Kichijoji. She is extremely busy, but is paid a meager salary. Customer complaints are a daily occurrence. The manager, Takeru Yamamoto, is a "non" competent person who is brave in name only. He is a genius at irritating people. Oh, the manager is too stupid! Every day, Kyoko thinks, "I'm seriously going to quit," but she loves her job, her books, and her novels. This is a big hi...
For Fans of Aggretsuko or 定時で帰ります
I honestly wasn't expecting to like this novel that much but I think it's one of my fabourite books of the year so far.
I loved that main character's internal voice juxtaposed with her speaking voice as she tries to deal with idiots on all sides, quelling her internal rage as she put on a professional face. The audiobook along with the novel was exceedingly good and made these moments even better. (It reminded a lot of Aggretsuko but a human in a book shop instead of a red panda in an office.)