25.2k reviews for:

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

4.36 AVERAGE

defiantdaughter's review against another edition

5.0

medium-paced

emmagougeon's review against another edition

5.0

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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

lriddy's review against another edition

5.0

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I know I'm many years late to the hype of this book, but it really stood up to the hype from a few years back. I'm a sucker for long intertwining stories of generations, the way that your history is not just your own.

cassamaral's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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

heytarajo's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

katie_corbs's review against another edition

5.0

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A fabulous multigenerational slow burn steeped in
history. Very worth while read.

lugh101's review against another edition

4.0

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

magsperry's review against another edition

3.75

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

elclems's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

angietam's review against another edition

4.25

informative reflective medium-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: No