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A review by the_midnight_librarian
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
5.0
Loving this so far. I thought it was going to take me a bit to get through (still is due to school and work) but I'm finding myself needing to read it to see what happens to the family next. First book I've read on and about Koreans, very insightful so far. Have teared up a couple times.
So finished the book. Again, it has made me cry multiple times, which i do like when books are able to do that, make me feel, something. I'm also pretty empathetic...
I kept wanting everything to go right for this family, and every time it did I'd start to get nervous about what was going to go wrong. Which happened a lot, but it wasn't predictable by any means, and a lot of the events shocked me. Every character had a place in my heart and i just wanted to protect them, know more about them. Min Jin Lee teased me with these characters, give just enough to satisfy my curiosity but got me craving more information.
Ultimately very insightful and thought provoking, super happy I read it.
So finished the book. Again, it has made me cry multiple times, which i do like when books are able to do that, make me feel, something. I'm also pretty empathetic...
I kept wanting everything to go right for this family, and every time it did I'd start to get nervous about what was going to go wrong. Which happened a lot, but it wasn't predictable by any means, and a lot of the events shocked me. Every character had a place in my heart and i just wanted to protect them, know more about them. Min Jin Lee teased me with these characters, give just enough to satisfy my curiosity but got me craving more information.
Ultimately very insightful and thought provoking, super happy I read it.