A review by glitchmon97
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

min jin lee crafts a gripping story during the backdrop of korea being colononized by japan and how it impacts multiple generations of a poor korean family 

pros

- the beautiful writing, i could feel myself being there - loved the way she would describe the food
- the female characters were wonderful
- educational on korean history 
- i'm not korean but i feel it's important for many who's families had to endure all of this 
- baek isak yep fuck koh hansu, he is what a real man should be 

cons

- all the unnecessary sex that added nothing to the story - like i didn't need pages about an irrelevant character's sex life
- the way we quickly move on from a character's death
- solomon's story being boring asf 
- i wish we focused more on hoonie, he sounded amazing

Overall i am glad this book was written even if it didn't end up being absolute fave.I loved learning more about what koreans had to deal with and how it impacted multiple generations, excited to watch the show