Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

55 reviews

talonsontypewriters's review

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Racism, Bullying, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death, Classism, Misogyny, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Ableism, Suicide, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Police brutality, Terminal illness, Child death, Stalking, and Medical content

Minor: Infertility, Addiction, Kidnapping, Abortion, Antisemitism, Vomit, Cancer, Car accident, and Child abuse

readwithserena's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective 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

4.75

A moving story following generations of A Korean family during and after Japanese annexation of Korea. The exploration and varied perspectives on national identity is well done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Classism, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Bullying, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Trafficking, Xenophobia, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Abortion, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Infertility, War, Infidelity, Hate crime, Death of parent, Death, and Child death

fairyribs's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

4.5- my god this book was amazing. Knocked off 0.5 because the ending was a bit…meh. But the themes, history and the ramifications of cultural genocide were heartbreaking but very necessary to read about.

I went into this book expecting it to be a history of the Japanese colonial rule but instead I got an intimate portrait of a family and it’s fight for survival during and after colonialism. I never knew that people like the Zainichi existed and to see how many of them came to be was quite illuminating, along with the discrimination many Korean-Japanese people face today.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Mental illness, Police brutality, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Ableism, Body horror, Cancer, Cultural appropriation, Confinement, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, War, Abandonment, Child death, and Colonisation

nicolesorial's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Cancer, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, War, Ableism, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, and Sexism

erica_palmisano's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

For a familial saga with war and other intense themes, this book was not as heavy and sad as I expected. There were undoubtedly elements of struggle, emotional trauma, and familial pain, but there were also fascinating moments of joy and delight and triumph, or at least reprieves regularly. The author did pacing quite well, and the narrator's style in the audiobook complemented the writing well. Listening really only got tricky when multiple characters were be conversing. Otherwise, it was a great listening experience and I'm glad I chose the format. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Xenophobia, and Grief

Moderate: War, Torture, Suicide, Sexual assault, and Cancer

Minor: Sexism, Racism, Drug use, and Genocide

lovememore_'s review

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Ableism and Suicide

Minor: Homophobia

gm_vak's review

adventurous informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, Death, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Car accident, Suicide, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Ableism, Cancer, War, Colonisation, Classism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Homophobia

feranmi's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

As immigrant myself, this book delves into the prejudice and discrimination immigrants face  everyday, even it is Korean Japanese people, it feels universal. The author writes about motherhood, religion and feminism and racism in a very authentic way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Death

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Ableism and Abortion

stevie's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Racism, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Alcoholism, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Suicide, Violence, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Stalking, Toxic relationship, War, Colonisation, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Sexism

sydneybedell's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Xenophobia, Bullying, Child death, Misogyny, Infertility, Sexism, Sexual assault, Grief, Classism, Miscarriage, Sexual content, War, Ableism, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Infidelity, Cancer, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion