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Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Best family-saga/ multigenerational-saga I have read. This novel drew me in the way that a grandparent telling a family story does. I wasn’t reading it to find out what the ending was, but more just because I was so interested in their lives and the domestic struggles of the time/place.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Chronic illness, Hate crime, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, and Cultural appropriation