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A review by kimveach
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I read this book in two forms: hardcover and audio. I preferred listening to it. It's a beautiful, mostly sad, story of a Korean family living in Japan. The struggle of Koreans who were not fully accepted into Japan, either legally or socially, was new to me. I'm glad I read this and learned about this piece of history.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Abortion, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Bullying, and War
Minor: Medical content