A review by meryemlm
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I really enjoyed reading this book in the beginning, as it focused on the war and it’s consequences, and how people had to deal with it and survive it. But then something changed, the style, the story, the events were described superficially and very quickly - It was like reading a soap opera instead of a deep and meaningful book. I kept going because I was curious to read how the story would end. But overall, I’m still confused about what happened to the author by the middle of the book. I’m definitely not going to read any other book written by MJL.
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