A review by jmpeck16
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

3.0

I feel neutral on this book. The story just sort of meandered, which is fine, but is not my preferred style. I also found Sunja a particularly passive and somewhat boring main character. What did she care about? What did she want? I can't answer those questions. She just sort of floated along, having her life dictated by society and those around her. Perhaps she is a stand in for Korea during this time--I just didn't find her particularly interesting to read about. The scope of the book was impressive, though, and I found it educational.