A review by smallredboy
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? No

4.75

crying shaking throwing up crying again. only got a quarter star out because some of the plotlines felt a little underdeveloped and i wish i couldve seen more of them (hiroki and his wife). but this book was incredible from start to finish. i loved the style and i loved the characters. koh hansu choke and die challenge

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Chronic illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Fire/Fire injury