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Pachinko
by Min Jin Lee
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A heart-wrenching story about war, suffering and social injustice. I am left with some questions about certain people and how their lives (may have) ended, but that’s just like real life, isn’t it?
The research it took to create this book and incorporate so many interesting characters into the story much have been tremendous, and I’m grateful to have learnt so much about history through this work of literary fiction. I had never considered the world wars through a non-Western lens before, so this was an eye-opening reading experience.
The research it took to create this book and incorporate so many interesting characters into the story much have been tremendous, and I’m grateful to have learnt so much about history through this work of literary fiction. I had never considered the world wars through a non-Western lens before, so this was an eye-opening reading experience.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism