Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee with Su Yawei (Translator)

480 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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「雖然最終只能有幾名贏家，很多輸家；但因為心懷希望，相信自己可能是幸運兒，我們還是會玩下去。」日本殖民朝鮮時期，少女順慈與日本富商墜入情網，但她懷孕後，才發現富商已有家室。這時一位年輕牧師提出了能拯救她的建議——順慈可以嫁給他，一起前往日本。隨著幾乎陌生的男人來到日本，順慈在這裡沒有朋友，這國家對朝鮮人也不太友善；但她仍在這個難以稱作「家」的地方生活了下來。二次戰後，她帶著兩個兒子回到城市，由於二兒子受僱於柏青哥店老闆，柏青哥進入了他們的生活……始於順慈的故事，轉而描寫兒子們這群移民第二代...

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Moods

emotional 88%
reflective 70%
sad 68%
informative 37%
challenging 29%
inspiring 24%
hopeful 23%
dark 20%
tense 13%
adventurous 12%
funny 1%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 35%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 59% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 4%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 8% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%

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