registrauss 's review for:

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

3.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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I was really invested in the first half of this book but started to detach as new generations were introduced. That said, the entire book was a history lesson for me, as I was not aware of the dynamics and disparity between the Japanese and Koreans.