Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

148 reviews

storykath's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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One of those books where every time things start going okay you know it's about to get much much worse, but so compellingly written that I was engaged throughout.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Racism, Suicide

Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, Classism

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Deportation

telcontar2901's review against another edition

3.25

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Stalking

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Classism

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Car accident, Abortion, Abandonment

mlovesbooks's review against another edition

4.25

emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Abortion

Minor: Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Fire/Fire injury, Deportation

starsincline's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Genocide, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Colonisation, War, Classism

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Infertility, Abandonment

rachelsbookishlife's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, War, Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Religious bigotry

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Abortion

ruthmoog's review against another edition

2.25

challenging reflective sad slow-paced

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I don't know what I expected from this book, but I didn't expect dogging.
I didn't know much about the relationship between Korea and Japan and this story made me realise I should learn more about their history. 
My favourite part of this book, was about the kimchi ajumma (mid-aged woman). But tbh I was glad to put the book down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicide, Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Racial slurs, Death of parent

Minor: Sexism, War, Classism

nikkiacat's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Pulled me in, I couldn't stop reading. Depressing, but addictive. Noa pissed me off, I wanted to punch him, but an amazing read besides that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Grief, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, Classism

tinytrashqueen's review against another edition

2.0

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, Religious bigotry

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Abortion, Death of parent, Outing, Classism

tinyjude's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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An emotional family saga set during and after Japan's colonisation of Korea and WWII up almost to the present. It deals with the difficulties experienced by Korean immigrants in Japan, the war, poverty, misogyny, classism and many more. Although fiction, it is still closely influenced by true events and provides an overview of the situation many Korean immigrants endured at that time. The amount of characters and the objective point of view sometimes made it a bit difficult to care deeply about them, but nonetheless I think it is a very important and insightful read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, Abortion

_fallinglight_'s review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Colonisation, War, Classism

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy