Reviews

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

kbebo's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-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? Yes

3.5

itzami's review against another edition

Currently a DNF for me, sadly.
I was excited by the premise of the book and to learn more about Korea and Japan during the 1900s, but... the book just takes soooooo long to get anywhere!
The cuts in the story are weird (jumping like 5 years), the dialogues feel very distant, and, reading it, just feels like I'm not really achieving anything story-wise.

Kinda disappointed with it

shailendraahangama17's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-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? No

5.0

megansgc's review against another edition

4.0

A good family saga over the most of the century set in Korea and Japan. Very good history lesson, although quite sad. Characters you love and root for. The type of book where you miss the characters when you’re done.

fram98's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

joanagsilva's review against another edition

3.0

Acabei… e é caso para dizer FINALMENTE. Não desgostei do livro e tem algumas partes muito positivas. Porém achei demasiado longo e algumas partes super desnecessárias, assim como algumas personagens que trazem pouco ou nada à história. Por outro lado algumas personagens que ganham algum relevo no início são “esquecidas” depois. Gostei do enquadramento histórico e dá para aprender sobre a vida destes coreanos refugiados no Japão e da discriminação dos japoneses para com estes.
No geral pensei que fosse gostar mais…

karimorton33's review against another edition

4.0

What a sweeping family narrative! I learned a lot from this book actually without feeling like I was. I really enjoyed how the author conveyed the passing of time, sometimes book like this can feel jolt-y but I found that there was just enough of a recap in each chapter that moved forward in time without it being obvious. I really loved the family dynamic and the cultural and historical aspects throughout the book. (Read for Feminist Book Club)

linnealofgren's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

figwood's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

5.0

feriha's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0