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nabilamella 's review for:
Pachinko
by Min Jin Lee
adventurous
challenging
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:
Complicated
A sad but beautiful story of the lives of a family across generations. Heartwarming and resilient, I connected deeply with the characters. I appreciated the depth given to secondary characters, the issues of identity, exile, migration, colonization, and forming new identities. Beautiful book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, War
Minor: Death, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Abortion, Colonisation