kaleareads 's review for:

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

5.0

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I grew attached to Sunja and her story with Hansu and Isak in Japan. Noa’s relationship with his mother, his girlfriend, and his biological father was so complex and his thoughts were written remarkably. The author does a fantastic job of portraying each characters hopes, struggles, strengths and shortcomings. Solomons section of the book was less interesting into his adult years.
This was also my first time understanding the perspective of being Korean in Japan during the 1900s and have greater insight into each culture. Great book overall.