There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura

I’ve been intrigued by this book for a while, love the cover, description and reviews I’ve seen.

I finally listened to the audiobook on Scribd after listened to the Books Unbound book club episode on it.

This is the story of a young woman walking into an employment agency looking for an ‘easy’ job. We follow her from job to job as she comes to the conclusion that really: there’s no such thing as an easy job. Not the job on job adverts, not the surveillance job nor the job in a park.

Some of these jobs I’ve never even thought of or knew existed. Coming from an environment where you get a job, get a stable salary in order to get afford housing etc, you’re kind of tied to your job, so the experience of this young woman was equal parts a revelation and something so far from my reality at the same time. Hopping from job to job is just not something I’d be able to do. If I lived elsewhere? Who knows? I do think I’d seek stability, but I have mad respect for people trying different things as well.

Our protagonist is lonely and okay with a lot of things I’d have spoken up for. She did react to things in her own way.

The writing is okay, the audiobook narration is pretty good and it’s a relatively short and thought provoking book. If this sounds intriguing, definitely check it out.

The Books Unbound team did mention a couple of other similar books that I’ve added to my TBR, reviews to follow as soon as I read them. I think I’ll start with My Year of Rest and Relaxation.

Have you read this book? What are your thoughts?