A review by janna710
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

5.0

Pachinko is about a Korean family that moves to Japan in the 1930s and follows their story through several generations. It's both hopeful and heartbreaking at times. It opened my eyes to aspects of Japanese culture and history that I knew nothing about. I love how the story has so many layers and we get to know multiple characters on a very personal level, but it feels like there is a common thread throughout the whole story that centers around the family feeling like outsiders in Japan.