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A review by youreawizardjerry
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Engrossing.
A family that can mirror many of ours "post"-colonialism. These lives touched me in extremely familiar ways, yet preserved a distinct quality while exploring their ethnic plights and experiences that read as uniquely moving and eye-opening. A complexity was captured here that I cannot praise enough. Beautiful, immersive, and heartbreaking. Shoutout to my Grandmother, my Sunja, my matriarch, who is the bedrock of all of us come after. I will have to recommend this to her <3
A family that can mirror many of ours "post"-colonialism. These lives touched me in extremely familiar ways, yet preserved a distinct quality while exploring their ethnic plights and experiences that read as uniquely moving and eye-opening. A complexity was captured here that I cannot praise enough. Beautiful, immersive, and heartbreaking. Shoutout to my Grandmother, my Sunja, my matriarch, who is the bedrock of all of us come after. I will have to recommend this to her <3