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Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

71 reviews

gilmargirl's review against another edition

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It was hitting a little too close to home for me emotionally and it was starting to be not enjoyable

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malushington's review

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challenging emotional sad 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? It's complicated

2.0

this was a really hard book to read. rife with tragedy and very little respite or peace. Compelling stories and important stories to tell, but it is gutting.

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jazzsonnet's review against another edition

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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

4.25


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hyperashley's review against another edition

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emotional 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? Yes

5.0


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madelynh's review

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

What a way to start the year. This is a gorgeous story of a family with all of the complexities of life handled so well. It covers a portion of history that I’m only vaguely familiar with so it’s interesting to see it from these character’s various but very personal perspectives, as well as seeing the times change subtly in the background along with the characters’ circumstances changing in parallel. All of the characters, even those whose perspectives are only shown for a paragraph or two, are so human - flawed and relatable and with the potential for a whole complicated story for themselves. That’s what I’ll keep thinking about from this book. 

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jiwiz's review

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75


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maria_elizabeth_harden_pope's review

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emotional informative 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? Yes

4.75

I loved this book for so many reasons. I loved that the characters are so busy being real people that they can't always do what you feel like they should do. I love that even minor characters get a little bit of exploration. I love that even as the number of characters multiply by the chapter you don't feel like you lose the connection to earlier characters. I love that the book sometimes just chooses plain exposition rather than elaborated emotional description. Sometimes the narrator can only report what the people are doing, not why they are. And I think the characters are maybe having a similar experience. I love that everything feels a little bit coincidental and random, which I think is actually really hard to achieve for such a large novel. Why not five stars? I don't know.... I think maybe you leave feeling like you have shared people's lives, but in the end its nothing more than that? But maybe that in and of itself is profound. Idk idk

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laurajenkins's review

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I kept hoping something would happen. Nothing but gratuitous sex. No plot.

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hoolen's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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lanid's review against another edition

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

3.75


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