Pachinko
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- Author：Lee Min-jin
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Summary
In the early 1900s， teenaged Sunja， the adored daughter of a crippled fisherman， falls for a wealthy stranger at the seashore near her home in Korea。 He promises her the world， but when she discovers she is pregnant--and that her lover is married--she refuses to be bought。 Instead， she accepts an offer of marriage from a gentle， sickly minister passing through on his way to Japan。 But her decision to abandon her home， and to reject her son's powerful father， sets off a dramatic saga that will echo down through the generations。
Richly told and profoundly moving， Pachinko is a story of love， sacrifice， ambition， and loyalty。 From bustling street markets to the halls of Japan's finest universities to the pachinko parlors of the criminal underworld， Lee's complex and passionate characters--strong， stubborn women， devoted sisters and sons， fathers shaken by moral crisis--survive and thrive against the indifferent arc of history。
Richly told and profoundly moving， Pachinko is a story of love， sacrifice， ambition， and loyalty。 From bustling street markets to the halls of Japan's finest universities to the pachinko parlors of the criminal underworld， Lee's complex and passionate characters--strong， stubborn women， devoted sisters and sons， fathers shaken by moral crisis--survive and thrive against the indifferent arc of history。
Reviews
Matheus Fogaça
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Achei que teria preguiça pra um livro de 522 páginas， mas a história é intrigante e a escrita flui de forma muito clara e bela。 Me surpreendi com a quantidade de fatos históricos presentes na narrativa， dando uma imagem profunda de como foi e é a relação entre o povo coreano e o povo japonês， a história da invasão japonesa na Coreia e a situação dos imigrantes coreanos no Japão。 Pra mim， há um detalhe do livro que poderia ser melhor aproveitado。 O livro é dividido em três parte que correspondem Achei que teria preguiça pra um livro de 522 páginas， mas a história é intrigante e a escrita flui de forma muito clara e bela。 Me surpreendi com a quantidade de fatos históricos presentes na narrativa， dando uma imagem profunda de como foi e é a relação entre o povo coreano e o povo japonês， a história da invasão japonesa na Coreia e a situação dos imigrantes coreanos no Japão。 Pra mim， há um detalhe do livro que poderia ser melhor aproveitado。 O livro é dividido em três parte que correspondem a três períodos diferentes da história， que busca dar uma progressão de como se estabeleceu uma família coreana no Japão ao longo de três gerações。 Em prol do desenvolvimento da história， existem saltos no tempo muito longos e que deixam a desejar uma maior escrita do que houve nesse período。 Acredito que o livro poderia facilmente ser desmembrado em uma trilogia sem qualquer prejuízo pra leitura。 Apesar disso， é uma história bonita e triste e tocante。 。。。more
Gemma Montfort
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Pachinko narra la història d'una família zainichi tot al llarg del segle XX。La Sunja viu a Yeongdo amb el seu pare， el coix del poble， i la mare， que regenten una petita casa d'hostes。 Un dia coneix un home ric del qual s'enamora i queda embarassada。 L'home té dona i filles al Japó。 La Sunja decideix trencar peres amb ell i casar-se amb l'Isak， un predicador cristià de Pyongyang， que té previst emigrar al Japó i està disposat a casar-se amb una dona deshonrada com ella。 I així， s'inicia la histò Pachinko narra la història d'una família zainichi tot al llarg del segle XX。La Sunja viu a Yeongdo amb el seu pare， el coix del poble， i la mare， que regenten una petita casa d'hostes。 Un dia coneix un home ric del qual s'enamora i queda embarassada。 L'home té dona i filles al Japó。 La Sunja decideix trencar peres amb ell i casar-se amb l'Isak， un predicador cristià de Pyongyang， que té previst emigrar al Japó i està disposat a casar-se amb una dona deshonrada com ella。 I així， s'inicia la història de la família de la Sunja， història que arribarà fins a finals de segle XX。A través d'aquesta família， Lee Min-jin fa un retrat de la història del segle XX de Corea i， sobretot， posa veu als coreans que van emigrar al Japó， on sempre se'ls ha considerat com a estrangers i ciutadans de segona。 El llibre， a més， tracta temes com el feminisme， la pobresa， la guerra i la xenofòbia。Recomenat per a persones a qui els interessi la història d'Àsia oriental durant el segle XX。 。。。more
Mandy
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This is an absolute masterpiece of storytelling。 The craft used to tell such a simple story in such a compelling way is awe inspiring。 It feels like a privilege I got to read this story and be invited into the lives of these characters。
Celeste Bean
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I found this book engaging and very informative about the Korean-Japanese dynamic， but ultimately， I found the writing a bit amateurish。 Any brief lulls were immediately punctuated by a deep family tragedy in a way that didn't align with the "Pachinko" theme of chance but instead felt like a soap opera。 Many of the female characters endured extreme toil， in a way that aligned with the message that "a woman's lot is suffering" but also in a way that they never developed beyond resignation to the I found this book engaging and very informative about the Korean-Japanese dynamic， but ultimately， I found the writing a bit amateurish。 Any brief lulls were immediately punctuated by a deep family tragedy in a way that didn't align with the "Pachinko" theme of chance but instead felt like a soap opera。 Many of the female characters endured extreme toil， in a way that aligned with the message that "a woman's lot is suffering" but also in a way that they never developed beyond resignation to the things that happened to them， whereas the men got to make more decisions。 Of course， this is a cultural reflection， but nonetheless， I found it unsatisfying。 The book did make me feel more sympathy for my own mother， who I love deeply， but I couldn't even recommend it to her because it just felt like gratuitous suffering for drama's sake， not because it actually advanced the characters。 This book was entertaining to read and had some nice themes， but I didn't find it as profound as the rest of the word seemed to find it。+1 star for the great research and setting development of South Korea and Japan; +1 star for greater insight into the Japanese-Korean dynamic; +1 star because it made me want to hug my mom。 。。。more
Kira
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A true saga spanning 50+ years。 I couldn't believe how well the author weaved together all of the different characters。 At the end of the book， I was both surprised and pleased with how much I cared about all the newcomers （Soloman， Hana， etc） and still cared about the original characters （Sunja， Hansu， etc）。 Each character is written with so much nuance; the level of detail in the book makes the reader feel like they deeply know each and every person。 This wasn't a book that I "couldn't put dow A true saga spanning 50+ years。 I couldn't believe how well the author weaved together all of the different characters。 At the end of the book， I was both surprised and pleased with how much I cared about all the newcomers （Soloman， Hana， etc） and still cared about the original characters （Sunja， Hansu， etc）。 Each character is written with so much nuance; the level of detail in the book makes the reader feel like they deeply know each and every person。 This wasn't a book that I "couldn't put down"， but I definitely felt I couldn't leave it for long as I was left wondering what would happen and how each character's story would end。 。。。more
Kelly
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Au delà de la fresque monumentale narrée par Min Jin Lee， ce livre est une source de connaissance incroyable。 Je n’avais pas de notions sur l’histoire de la Corée et du Japon pendant la période du XXe siècle。 A travers le destin de plusieurs générations d’une famille coréenne， j’ai pu découvrir les traditions， les désillusions， les tragédies， les injustices… vécues par des femmes et des hommes， des enfants… toute une population touchée par l’occupation et toutes les conséquences qui en ont décou Au delà de la fresque monumentale narrée par Min Jin Lee， ce livre est une source de connaissance incroyable。 Je n’avais pas de notions sur l’histoire de la Corée et du Japon pendant la période du XXe siècle。 A travers le destin de plusieurs générations d’une famille coréenne， j’ai pu découvrir les traditions， les désillusions， les tragédies， les injustices… vécues par des femmes et des hommes， des enfants… toute une population touchée par l’occupation et toutes les conséquences qui en ont découlé。 Tous les personnages en présence sont particulièrement attachants。 Sunja a été le personnage qui m’a le plus touchée et émue。 Sa force tranquille a illuminé en toile de fond une douceur et une persévérance impressionnante。 Et ce， tout au long du roman et quelque soit les épreuves qu’elle subissait。 On peut voir un panel de points de vue et de sentiments divers sur des sujets comme l’amour， la famille， le poids des traditions， la religion， la politique， le travail， l’éducation， la sexualité， la guerre，… Les liens entre générations， les croisements entre culture， tradition et langue， croyance et éducation， apportent a cette histoire une force et des leçons qui ne laissent pas forcément insensibles。 Coup de cœur pour toutes les anecdotes culinaires ; ce livre donne envie d’en connaître davantage sur les gastronomies coréenne et japonaise。 Au delà du fait que j’ai eu des difficultés à entrer dans l’histoire pendant les premières pages， et que j’ai trouvé la fin un poil précipitée， je recommande vivement Pachinko。 Il reste une preuve forte d’humanité et de résilience。 。。。more
Cocoline
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3，75J'ai beaucoup aimé suivre l'histoire sur plusieurs générations de cette famille coréenne émigrée au Japon et toutes les épreuves qu'ils doivent traversées。C'est un aspect de l'histoire que je connaissais relativement peu et c'était très intéressant d'en apprendre davantage sur le vie de ces Coréens au Japon ainsi que toutes les difficultés et les préjugés auxquels ils ont dû faire face et leur volonté de s'en sortir。Le côté historique ainsi que les questions d'identité et de notion de patrie 3，75J'ai beaucoup aimé suivre l'histoire sur plusieurs générations de cette famille coréenne émigrée au Japon et toutes les épreuves qu'ils doivent traversées。C'est un aspect de l'histoire que je connaissais relativement peu et c'était très intéressant d'en apprendre davantage sur le vie de ces Coréens au Japon ainsi que toutes les difficultés et les préjugés auxquels ils ont dû faire face et leur volonté de s'en sortir。Le côté historique ainsi que les questions d'identité et de notion de patrie sont vraiment les aspects de ce livre qui m'ont le plus intéressés。 J'ai également apprécié la diversité des personnages et leur différents choix pour survivre。Même si j'ai été moins investie dans la dernière partie et que j'ai trouvé le personnage central de Sunja assez en retrait de sa propre histoire， c'était une très bonne lecture。 。。。more
Jessica
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It’s been more than a decade since I last cried while reading a book， yet the end of Pachinko was such an emotional bulldozer and had my eyes well up。I found myself being absolutely glued to this story of four-generation Korean Japanese family over a weekend and was unable to put it down。 To be honest there’s nothing grand about the individual stories of the family， because during that era， within that communities， I’m sure every family had experience something similar。 Yet it is this commonalit It’s been more than a decade since I last cried while reading a book， yet the end of Pachinko was such an emotional bulldozer and had my eyes well up。I found myself being absolutely glued to this story of four-generation Korean Japanese family over a weekend and was unable to put it down。 To be honest there’s nothing grand about the individual stories of the family， because during that era， within that communities， I’m sure every family had experience something similar。 Yet it is this commonality that makes the novel stands out so much， that you realize how common is their suffering， predicament， resilience， perseverance， and the infinite heartbreak of having so few options against the arc of history， among not just Korean in Japan but also immigrants community all over the world。 30 years of research and endeavor went into this novel， and the story was treated with the upmost earnestness。 Min Jin Lee was/is so so SO good at smearing all the emotions all the way， then crush you with the simplest words， which to some critics， understandably， may seem anticlimactic， yet for me， it is this plain language without any explanation that hits so hard。 After all， as an immigrant in a land that does not want not welcome you， your existence more often than not does not warrant any explanation or elaboration。 And the title Pachinko is so beautifully chosen that it leaves you feeling haunted （in the best way possible） after you’re done reading it。 。。。more
Swan
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Been awhile since I found a book that would make me willing to lose sleep over。 I enjoyed reading the progression of Sunja's life and the generations after her。 Hansu。。 How could he sound so handsome and powerful and scary at the same time？ The build up of all the characters were great。 I really would have wanted to continue reading Solomon's story。 Noa though。。 my heart can't take it。 Kyunghee was my favourite character - her kindness and stability。 She's amazing。 On another note， I really like Been awhile since I found a book that would make me willing to lose sleep over。 I enjoyed reading the progression of Sunja's life and the generations after her。 Hansu。。 How could he sound so handsome and powerful and scary at the same time？ The build up of all the characters were great。 I really would have wanted to continue reading Solomon's story。 Noa though。。 my heart can't take it。 Kyunghee was my favourite character - her kindness and stability。 She's amazing。 On another note， I really liked how this book brought light to the history behind Korea's and Japan's current interactions。 I enjoy a good lesson。 。。。more
Joanna Young
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OK
Sachee
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4。5 maybe？ This book felt like reading 100 different stories， and I am not sure if it’s a good thing or not。 I loved the beginning and the progression of the story。 I grew to love the characters and it felt like I have been on this journey with them。 Certain heart-breaking moments had me yelping。 But it just fell flat towards the end。 It was so hard to get through the last few chapters because the story started lagging， felt impersonal and I was not at all interested in whatever is to come。
Karo Lachnicht
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Eine großartige Familiengeschichte über koreanische Einwanderer in Japan und deren Nachkommen。
Joooojjo
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Efter att ha läst två tunga böcker av Knaustgård så blev upplevelsen av Pachinko lite platt。 Språket var inte det bästa och till och från undrade jag om den svenska översättaren verkligen hade koll på sitt gebit。 Men som sagt， jag skulle kanske uppskattat det mer om jag inte precis innan hade läst 1000 sidor existentialism。Boken var väldigt intressant， jag fick lära mig mycket om ett samhälle， och dess historia， som jag annars varit bristfällig för mig。 Dock tycker jag att den andra delen av bok Efter att ha läst två tunga böcker av Knaustgård så blev upplevelsen av Pachinko lite platt。 Språket var inte det bästa och till och från undrade jag om den svenska översättaren verkligen hade koll på sitt gebit。 Men som sagt， jag skulle kanske uppskattat det mer om jag inte precis innan hade läst 1000 sidor existentialism。Boken var väldigt intressant， jag fick lära mig mycket om ett samhälle， och dess historia， som jag annars varit bristfällig för mig。 Dock tycker jag att den andra delen av boken inte var lika bra， från att ha fått intressanta och spännande historieskildringar så övergick den till att istället skildra personers åtrå och sexuella begär， inte i närheten lika intressant och det tog enligt mig för mycket plats。 。。。more
Solittlebooksolittletime
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THIS BOOK IS JUST AMAZING
kenabi
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Las primeras dos partes han sido una de las mejores novelas que he leído， me llegó demasiado la historia y ame a todos los personajes hasta la tercera generación， le perdí el gusto un poco en la última parte， aún así， lo ame。
Lily
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4。5 ⭐️ Beautiful beautiful story ❤️
Jaqueline Diaz - Salamanca ♡
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Thank you for this book 💗
Jesus Flores
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PachinkoMe gustó mucho este libro。 Este libro muestra una saga familiar de varias generaciones， de una familia que inicia en Korea durante el tiempo de ocupación Japonesa， su migración a Japón， y todos los problemas que ser un Koreano en Japón significaba en esas épocas。Logra hacer que uno se interese por los personajes， sufra con sus problemas， sonria con sus pequeñas victorias， les heche porras ante la adversidad y oportunidades。 4。5 starsreto popsugar 2022 - 17- Un libro que se convertirá en PachinkoMe gustó mucho este libro。 Este libro muestra una saga familiar de varias generaciones， de una familia que inicia en Korea durante el tiempo de ocupación Japonesa， su migración a Japón， y todos los problemas que ser un Koreano en Japón significaba en esas épocas。Logra hacer que uno se interese por los personajes， sufra con sus problemas， sonria con sus pequeñas victorias， les heche porras ante la adversidad y oportunidades。 4。5 starsreto popsugar 2022 - 17- Un libro que se convertirá en una serie o película en 2022SPOILER（view spoiler）[Honnie， me gusto mucho este personaje， realmente podias ver el cariño que tenia por su familia， por Sunja。Sunja es un personaje que te va ganando， que a pesar de sus errores iniciales， le tomas cariño y verla abrirse camino por la vida， tener que enfrentar no solo las dificultades por ser koreana en Japón， también por el hecho de las tradiciones familiares， el hecho de ser mujer， y posteriormente el problema del padre de Noa。Si bien es fácil al inicio odiar a Hansu， la realidad es que a pesdar de todo， mantuvo su atención en Sunja y Noa， y permitió a Sunja vivir su vida， apoyando desde las sombras si， pero sin exigirle algo más， y aun cuando con lo de la universidad de Noa fue mas decisivo， en cierta forma era lo correcto。Isak Baek， que gran personaje， aun con lo poco que nos permitieron ver， podias sentir su amor por Sunja， por Noah y Musazu， trágico final。Noa es un personaje complejo de decir que ocurre con el， al principio tan inspirador， y luego lo que ocurre cuando descubre la verdad， y lo que hace al final，， un shock， pero permite analizar la presión tan dura que tenia por ser quien era en Japón， el peso de su pasado。Mosazu， es como el contrario de Noa， pero realmente como no quererlo， es ocmo el tonto grandulón al que es imposible odiarY podría seguir con los demás personajes， pero bueno solo decir que cada uno está genialmente definido， y cada uno te hace encariñarte con ellos。（hide spoiler）] 。。。more
cardulelia carduelis
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How is a people shaped by the availability of resources， how are generations affected by decisions outside their control， why - to this day - is the immigrant less than the native， how is the native even defined？ By birth， by blood， by affiliation， by presence？ All are explored in this incredibly smooth historical novel。 Spanning the entire 20th century， Min-Jin's characters rise from extreme poverty to relative prosperity over three generations but there is a shame in their heritage that follow How is a people shaped by the availability of resources， how are generations affected by decisions outside their control， why - to this day - is the immigrant less than the native， how is the native even defined？ By birth， by blood， by affiliation， by presence？ All are explored in this incredibly smooth historical novel。 Spanning the entire 20th century， Min-Jin's characters rise from extreme poverty to relative prosperity over three generations but there is a shame in their heritage that follows them。 The book deals a lot with shame and concept of what is a good and proper way to lead a life。 I really enjoyed how Min-Jin explored the creep of cultural norms into the 3rd and 4th generation Japanese-born-Koreans and how each of them dealt with it。Seeing how many of the women desperately wanted to work and were only held back by their men （some out of love for his career， some because it was taboo for a woman to work） every generation was also present in the text and at times felt very depressing。 But it was notable that in the end many of the women had to step up and flourish when the men were incapacitated。 This is also pretty central in the book。 I personally didn't know a lot about the annexation of Korea nor the tensions that still exist， so this was also an educational read for me too （and is just pushing me to pick up that non-fiction history of East Asia I bought last month）。 In general I don't have a lot to say here because the reviews aren't lying: this is a formidable accomplishment delivered by a smooth and gentle narrative。 It made me very emotional at times and I was incredibly anxious for Sujan the whole way through。 Highly recommended。Yeongdo 。。。more
Hannah George
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This is the best book I’ve read all year， if not several years。 It follows the story of a young Korean girl in 1930s Korea who has an unexpected pregnancy， and moves to Japan with a Minister who claims her child as his own。 The story spans Sunja’s lifetime， telling the stories of the men she loved， the women in her life， and her children and grandchildren。 It’s a generational story that I found myself comparing to East of Eden。 I really found myself getting attached the the characters， and got m This is the best book I’ve read all year， if not several years。 It follows the story of a young Korean girl in 1930s Korea who has an unexpected pregnancy， and moves to Japan with a Minister who claims her child as his own。 The story spans Sunja’s lifetime， telling the stories of the men she loved， the women in her life， and her children and grandchildren。 It’s a generational story that I found myself comparing to East of Eden。 I really found myself getting attached the the characters， and got my heart broken a few times as the story unfolded！ Definitely read this book， and when you finish it read this explanation of the ending: https://www。goodreads。com/questions/1。。。Truly will never forget the characters and stories in this book， and am rushing to watch the limited series of it now 。。。more
Charlotte Steed
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so interesting i learnt so much！！！！ story trailed off a bit towards the end so wasnt massively invested by then but still 10/10 recommend
Abby McManus
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Beautiful characters， beautiful story
Trey
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There is so much I love about this book。 It is historical， literary fiction focused on an intergenerational， international family。 The characters and history are rich， the writing is beautiful。 But there are so many tragedies in the book that it became a joke。 At one point there is was one （1） chapter where everyone is happy and I told my wife， "I bet someone dies on the next page。" Sure enough， TWO seriously tragic deaths。 I had a hard time feeling sorrow for these tragedies by the end because There is so much I love about this book。 It is historical， literary fiction focused on an intergenerational， international family。 The characters and history are rich， the writing is beautiful。 But there are so many tragedies in the book that it became a joke。 At one point there is was one （1） chapter where everyone is happy and I told my wife， "I bet someone dies on the next page。" Sure enough， TWO seriously tragic deaths。 I had a hard time feeling sorrow for these tragedies by the end because they were so constant。 If you know me IRL， you know I am fine with melancholy and don't need a happy ending。 But man， I was tired by the end of this。 。。。more
Maria Clara
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Não tenho palavras para descrever o tanto que esse livro é perfeito
Kay Rohrer
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Great book。 A few parts seemed out of place and unnecessary， but this is a story everyone should know！
Stina
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3。5 ⭐️Jag gillade verkligen del 1 och 2 i boken men sista delen svalnar mitt intresse。 Det är många lösa trådar。 Karaktärer som egentligen inte bidrar till så mycket till historien vilket drar ner mitt betyg。
Kaitlyn
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Emotional blood bath
Mary
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Too long。 The history was interesting。 I was annoyed how some storylines ended abruptly without explanation。
Faye
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4。5 starsEarth-shatteringly beautiful and so， so important。 These characters are so well-formed and palpable， and the book’s chronology flows naturally and with incredible ease。 Pachinko is an absolute masterpiece。
Aleena
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Pachinko is a georgously written multi-generational family saga， following the lives of a Korean family from their beginnings living tough economic times in Busan， to their migration to Osaka and the discrimination that ensues。The book also gave some background of Japan's colonial history in Korea， and how this impacted the lives of ordinary people through the decades。Whilst there is a large cast of characters， the central anchor is Sunja。 We follow her growing up from a young girl and her subse Pachinko is a georgously written multi-generational family saga， following the lives of a Korean family from their beginnings living tough economic times in Busan， to their migration to Osaka and the discrimination that ensues。The book also gave some background of Japan's colonial history in Korea， and how this impacted the lives of ordinary people through the decades。Whilst there is a large cast of characters， the central anchor is Sunja。 We follow her growing up from a young girl and her subsequent journey through motherhood and marriage， with a backdrop of historic events and vast social change。I really enjoyed the first two sections， but the final section did feel like it was dragging a little。 This perhaps because it follows the final generation， who get introduced far later in the novel and so there isn't as much time to develop an emotional connection to them。Overall， a very heartfelt book with chacters that display tenacity and resilience。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Pachinko
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Pachinko&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Pachinko&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0