stephrufo 's review for:

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Pachinko is a story of the Japanese/ Korean conflict post WWI. It creates a somber theme to the book. I loved the main character, Sunja, but almost wish the whole book was about her. It goes on to tell the story of her children and grandchildren and we lose her a bit. A great book of an otherwise untold story.