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Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

4.36 AVERAGE


truly felt so attached to all these characters and it was so interesting going through and exploring time and different generations.

Unputdownable. Gorgeous.
challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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
hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

slow and warm. A tale of who you were born and who you become. Wonderful story telling.
emotional reflective 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: Complicated

An interesting approach to death. Something you see coming, yet still sudden and unexpected. The story does a wonderful job of guiding you through the characters, almost as if you live with them, leaving gaps for you to fill in. 
emotional
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

insightful and interesting
challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

the style of writing is not something i’d normally gravitate towards but what a captivating and compelling story overall! wow

emotional. beautiful