Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

72 reviews

annasbooks00's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

squidknees's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, Sexual violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Racism, Body shaming, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Misogyny, Xenophobia, War, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Death of parent, Suicide, Slavery, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Abortion, Ableism, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Deportation, Trafficking, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, and Racial slurs

emolr's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Racism, Suicide, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Genocide, Racial slurs, Ableism, Mental illness, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Drug abuse, and Misogyny

ekclar's review

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Pregnancy, Violence, Grief, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual harassment

aexileigh's review

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Ableism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Sexism, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual content, War, Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Alcohol, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Classism

risemini's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Drug use, Car accident, Drug abuse, Cancer, Classism, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, War, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Sexism, Bullying, Racism, Addiction, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Alcoholism

mondovertigo's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective relaxing 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Racism, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Death, Pregnancy, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: War, Bullying, Ableism, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicide

Minor: Dementia, Child death, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Cancer, and Trafficking

lotstannard's review

emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Violence, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Racism, Terminal illness, Torture, Abortion, Addiction, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Deportation, Drug use, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide, and War

readingwithcoffee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Murder, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Cancer, Colonisation, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Confinement, Classism, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Racism, War, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Car accident, Body shaming, Bullying, Abandonment, Rape, Infidelity, Infertility, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Blood, Alcoholism, and Abortion

sahanasri's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

This was a very long but beautiful read. Pachinko really captures the sadness and unfairness of life alongside its unexpected joys. It was so interesting to watch the same family grow and change across generations, and I found myself very attached to each of them because I had been with them for all the events that shaped them. Lee is able to precisely pinpoint that feeling of loneliness and trauma that comes with losing your home, remaining in a transient state even legally. My only critique of the book is that it kind of loses steam towards the end because there are so many narratives to cover. I do really appreciate the attention to the lives of so many side characters as a way to explore this time period more, and the writing style really makes it feel like you’re watching a movie. Definitely going to read this again because I’m sure there’s a lot I missed (and watch the show!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment and Racism

Minor: Suicide