25.9k reviews for:

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

4.36 AVERAGE

smmurray's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jaime_d's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful 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: Yes

jemmmiko's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

spookymom420's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

cmhaste's review against another edition

5.0

emotional informative inspiring reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation

emjay97's review against another edition

4.75

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

fnikolai's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Loved it, makes me curious about the asia, the impact of war, how Korea was before the invasion, and Japans historical racism.

Felt like following a family through generations, and getting to know each individual through their life and struggles, an unique experience.

Im saddened by their fates, and happy for their love

mobrienpott's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective 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

dshkakkshka's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

angiedimi's review against another edition

5.0

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So beautiful.