Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

527 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Description

"There could only be a few winners, and a lot of losers. And yet we played on, because we had hope that we might be the lucky ones." In the early 1900s, teenaged Sunja, the adored daughter of a crippled fisherman, falls for a wealthy stranger at t...

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Moods

emotional 88%
reflective 72%
sad 68%
informative 37%
challenging 28%
inspiring 24%
hopeful 23%
dark 18%
tense 13%
adventurous 11%
funny 1%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 39%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 60% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 4%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 8% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

4.37

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