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A review by beaucoupmich
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Well that was quite a journey.
I liked that a lot.
I was hooked immediately. First book was slow and steady. I think the writing is beautiful. However, book two and three flew like jets. It becomes a slice of life kind of book, and the next thing you know, two decades have passed. It was hard to keep everyone's age at some point that I pictured 40-year-old character as the same innocent 16-year-old I met in book one, despite their character development.
I think the book portrays really well and vividly the ups and downs of being immigrants and the descendants of immigrants especially when their people were despised. Rather than serving a twisty, epic plot, it captured poignant, heartwarming, yet heartbreaking feelings, emotions, and thoughts. It presents all these human moments, which are intense but in a way also felt kind of cozy? If it wasn't for the imbalance and the pacing this would be perfect book in my opinion.
I liked that a lot.
I was hooked immediately. First book was slow and steady. I think the writing is beautiful. However, book two and three flew like jets. It becomes a slice of life kind of book, and the next thing you know, two decades have passed. It was hard to keep everyone's age at some point that I pictured 40-year-old character as the same innocent 16-year-old I met in book one, despite their character development.
I think the book portrays really well and vividly the ups and downs of being immigrants and the descendants of immigrants especially when their people were despised. Rather than serving a twisty, epic plot, it captured poignant, heartwarming, yet heartbreaking feelings, emotions, and thoughts. It presents all these human moments, which are intense but in a way also felt kind of cozy? If it wasn't for the imbalance and the pacing this would be perfect book in my opinion.
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Bullying and Suicide
Minor: Death of parent, Racism, Sexism, Racial slurs, Cancer, Death, and Child death