A review by jayisreading
The Pachinko Parlour by Elisa Shua Dusapin

reflective slow-paced

3.0

It took me far longer than expected to read such a short book. I didn’t enjoy this as much as I thought I would, which is a bit of a disappointment. I don’t mind reading stories that aren’t as plot-focused, but The Pachinko Parlour felt a little too sparse for my taste. That being said, given the theme of identity (especially found in culture/language) and the crises that come with it, I can’t help but wonder if the sparseness of the writing (and translation, perhaps) was deliberate. It’d be interesting to read this in the original French, just to see what nuances may have disappeared. 
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