Min Jin Lee

A Victorian epic transplanted to Japan, following a Korean family of immigrants through eight decades and four generations. Busan, Korea 1911: A club-footed, cleft-lipped man marries a fteen-year-old beauty. The couple have one child, their beloved daughter Sunja. When Sunja falls pregnant by a married yakuza, the family face ruin. But then Isak, a Christian minister, offers her a chance of salvation: a new life in Japan as his wife. Following a man she barely knows to a hostile country in which she has no friends, no home, and whose language she cannot speak, Sunja's salvation is just the beginning of her story. Through eight decades and four generations, Pachinko is an epic tale of family, identity, love, death and survival.

Pachinko

A woman’s lot is to suffer. We must suffer. 

I talk to the dead although I don’t believe in ghosts. But it makes me feel good to speak with them. Maybe that is what God is.

lili

Syrina Akbari

Etsuko Held the watch case in her hand and wondered how they’d stay together with him not giving up and her not giving in

People are rotten everywhere you go. They’re no good. You want to see a very bad man? Make an ordinary man successful beyond his imagination. Let’s see how good he is when he can do whatever he wants.

The peasants knew that a spoiled son did more harm to a family than a dead one, and they kept themselves from indulging him too much.

Clarissa 

You want to see a very bad man? Make an ordinary man successful beyond his imagination. Let's see how good he is when he can do whatever he wants.

A New York Times Top Ten Book of the Year and National Book Award finalist, Pachinko is an "extraordinary epic" of four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family as they fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan (San Francisco Chronicle). NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2017 * A USA TODAY TOP TEN OF 2017 * JULY PICK FOR THE PBS NEWSHOUR-NEW YORK TIMES BOOK CLUB NOW READ THIS * FINALIST FOR THE 2018 DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE* WINNER OF THE MEDICI BOOK CLUB PRIZE Roxane Gay's Favorite Book of 2017, Washington Post NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER * USA TODAY BESTSELLER * WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER * WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER "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 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. *Includes reading group guide*

Souhaila

Noa had been a sensitive child who had believed that if he followed all the rules and was the best, then somehow the hostile world would change its mind. His death may have been her fault for having allowed him to believe in such cruel ideals.

In Seoul, people like me get called Japanese bastards, and in Japan, I’m just another dirty Korean no matter how much money I make or how nice I am. So what the fuck?

because she would not believe that she was no different than her parents, that seeing him as only Korean—good or bad—was the same as seeing him only as a bad Korean. She could not see his humanity, and Noa realized that this was what he wanted most of all: to be seen as human.

“Listen, if people don’t like you, it’s not always your fault. My brother told me that.”

“You are very brave, Noa. Much, much braver than me. Living every day in the presence of those who refuse to acknowledge your humanity takes great courage.”

People are rotten everywhere you go. They’re no good. You want to see a very bad man? Make an ordinary man successful beyond his imagination.

Sunja-ya, a woman’s life is endless work and suffering. There is suffering and then more suffering. It’s better to expect it, you know. You’re becoming a woman now, so you should be told this. For a woman, the man you marry will determine the quality of your life completely. A good man is a decent life, and a bad man is a cursed life—but no matter what, always expect suffering, and just keep working hard. No one will take care of a poor woman—just ourselves.”

kyli ^^

There was nothing else he could think of, and he wanted to spare her the cruelty of what he had learned, because she would not believe that she was no different than her parents, that seeing him as only Korean--good or bad-- was the same as seeing him only as a bad Korean. She could not see his humanity, and Noa realized that this was what he wanted most of all: to be seen as human. 

Hyacinth

Beyond the dailiness, there had been moments of shimmering beauty and some glory, too, even in this ajumma's life. Even if no one knew, it was true.

Magdalena

Natalie Stenson

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.

Akansha

Gigi V

I am re-reading because I found out Lee Min Ho is going to be in the movie. 🤪🤪🤪🤪

page-turner that made me cry and feel whole inside :(

buny

Edit: I feel in my dissatisfaction with the novel as a whole, I forgot to marvel in here about how goddamn amazing Min Jin Lee was for naming the book Pachinko. Because that is so cool????????? (DO not mind my random burst of anxiousness because I hate  hate  my feelings not getting across regarding things I really appreciate.) 

I can see why this worked for so many people but for me, it just. Didn't. For the me who needs to be shown things instead of told them outright (in books, I'm quite dumb irl),  Pachinko  could've used better, more emotive writing. And I understand it couldn't have been so easy to work with so many characters throughout multiple generations with so many changes, from countries to places to sceneries to even the things around the house, but when I'm reading a book spanning through generations with a war and questioning identities and emotional turmoils of all kinds from love to managing kids to dealing with grief of losing your loved ones going on, I expect at least to feel a little bit of moved, touched even slightly. 

I appreciate this book and its purpose for being written but I didn't particularly like it or feel connected to the characters; it felt like, to me, that there was a veil of detachment keeping me from reaching inside Sunja or any of the other character's mind and I would've faulted myself for it if I didn't dedicate myself fully to absorbing this novel for the past few days. I was quite disappointed overall for I did not feel that hungry curiosity gnawing at me throughout the book nor did I feel the nervous anxiousness for these people who were going through  so  much shit; I did want for nothing to but just hug Mozasu and Solomon at times and, when Sunja in the end went to Isak's grave, I felt bittersweet leaving her and her story but other than that, it didn't do much for me :/

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST * A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP TEN OF THE YEAR * NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2017 *A USA TODAY TOP TEN OF 2017 Roxane Gay's Favorite Book of 2017, Washington Post NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER * USA TODAY BESTSELLER In this gorgeous, page-turning saga, four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan, exiled from a home they never knew. "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 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.

Sarah Sammis

Pachinko is the first book by Min Jin Lee since her debut in 2007, Free Food for Millionaires. I must admit that I was unduly harsh in my review of her debut and over the years I have grown to appreciate it more than I did as a first time reader. Lee's books need to be read slowly and deliberately. 

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amari

TOO DAMN GOOD BRAH LIKE ACTUALLY THIS IS CRIMINALLY GOOD. everything a novel should be from story telling to narration and dialogue i was absolutely swept away by this writing. such a gorgeous story with gorgeous characters and an important core moment in history i knew ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT. so glad i was able to read this and learn a new perspective. i think this should be mandatory middle school reading in america tbh.

What a historical journey it has been. But seriously, that’s the ending??? ☹️

Jessica Biwang

Hannah Yoon

Jan 27 Raw Thoughts
I couldn't stop thinking about this as I was going to sleep. I woke up thinking about each character and their story. What amazes me about this book is that I feel like I can remember every character, no matter how minor they were. Each person was intentional. 
I was most drawn to Mozasu but I felt the pain and struggle of each person. I know the word 'heartbreaking' is used to describe this book, but I keep coming back to 한 (han) and felt it throughout the whole book. It's ingrained in our DNA and I think Min Jin Lee wonderfully brought that into this book. I also love how much time and thought Lee put into this book. Almost 30 years in the making, it showed me how perseverance and care for a story is important.

Little Flower

I struggle to grasp the historical context of Japan and Korea before the war within the book’s narrative. The focus on Sunja and her descendants seems to overshadow the historical backdrop, diminishing its initial allure. The narrative predominantly revolves around her family members—her husband, sons, and grandson—resembling more of a dramatic storytelling rather than a thorough exploration of historical fiction. This superficial approach lacks the depth required to delve into the characters’ emotions, making it challenging for me to remain engaged until the conclusion.

Isabella 

will i ever recover from this? no. this book is so heartbreaking. i cried so much reading it. a very beautiful story of a korean family across the generations. it shows different stories of their family, and how they strive to keep their family moving forward despite everything they have been through. it is rich in culture, and emotional narratives. this book is so remarkable. one of my favorite reads all-time and would highly recommend everyone to read it. i love it so much. would love to read it again or watch the series, but i think i need to give my heart some time to rest from the pain and suffering they had to go through for decades. aaa i dont think words can even measure how much i adore this book so much. please read it!!

Qonita

Pachinko the game composes a big role in the latter half of the book, but this book is really about family and the women for me. The conflict and tragedy are heart-shattering, but their faithful devotion to the family gave me so much comfort as a reader. 
If I have to pick one top memorable scene, I'd say it's Sunja and Kyunghee making kimchi for sale. It's the fact that they're doing everything for the family, a testament to the overall theme of the book. Noah's radical choices for his life have also haunted me till now. He went from my favorite boy to a total steel-hearted stranger. But I guess it's just a telling depiction of Korea and Japanese culture at the time. The historical nuance this book delivers is also a mighty valuable takeaway.

Pachinko got me discovering a new love for generational fiction. I didn't expect to be this invested for such a seemingly modest tale. But really, you can't help falling in love with characters you've been with for years and years of their life. It's so weird to oversee people's life starting and ending like this. You root for them, you pity, you ache, and then it's just over. You can't even wish for their happiness because a major portion if not the entirety of their life is already written there, no happy future left to pray for. What a bittersweet and lovely experience. It's honestly hard to close the book and say goodbye, left my heart a bit there.

Pachinko is a book that one should read slowly. This was an intense , heartbreakingly beautiful read. As an Asian, I find this book closer to heart , but I think anyone will like this book if they enjoy historical fiction with themes like life, family , womanhood and love ( that is not only romance) Although this is a fiction , the story reflects the struggles of the ordinary people at times of war, and the history itself

Senali Senanayake 

* The million-copy bestseller* * National Book Award finalist * * One of the New York Times's 10 Best Books of 2017 * * Selected for Emma Watson's Our Shared Shelf book club * 'This is a captivating book ... Min Jin Lee's novel takes us through four generations and each character's search for identity and success. It's a powerful story about resilience and compassion' BARACK OBAMA. Yeongdo, Korea 1911. In a small fishing village on the banks of the East Sea, a club-footed, cleft-lipped man marries a fifteen-year-old girl. The couple have one child, their beloved daughter Sunja. When Sunja falls pregnant by a married yakuza, the family face ruin. But then Isak, a Christian minister, offers her a chance of salvation: a new life in Japan as his wife. Following a man she barely knows to a hostile country in which she has no friends, no home, and whose language she cannot speak, Sunja's salvation is just the beginning of her story. Through eight decades and four generations, Pachinkois an epic tale of family, identity, love, death and survival.

thea

review singkat ku yg berantakan:
aku amaze banget dengan buku ini. buku ini bisa dibilang tebal karna hampir 600 halaman tapi menurutku ga ngebosenin. isinya padat & berbekas sekali di aku. beberapa kali aku menangis saat baca buku ini, apalagi saat kejadian Isak & Noa😌 bener2 deh hati aku langsung nyesek banget :( heartbreaking yet heartwarming😭
nah, cerita ini berawal dari karakter utama yaitu Sunja yang memiliki hubungan asmara dengan Koh Hansu yang berakhir Sunja hamil diluar nikah. karena Koh Hansu tidak bisa menikahi Sunja, akhirnya ibu Sunja menikahkannya dengan Isak.
setelah menikah, Isak dan Sunja pindah ke Jepang dan tinggal bersama Yoseb & Kyunghee. perjuangan Sunja & Kyunghee dalam mencari nafkah patut diacungi jempol, mereka tidak pernah mengeluh walaupun hidup mereka tidak mudah. Salut juga dengan Yoseb, suami Kyunghee yang bekerja keras bukan cuma menghidupi sang istri, tapi menghidupi keluarga Isak juga. padahal menjadi pria di zaman itu ga mudah. selalu di diskriminasi karena berasal dari korea. walaupun Sunja sudah tinggal dijepang, ternyata Koh Hansu diam2 selalu 'menjaga' Sunja selama ini, bisa dibilang beliau memiliki dampak besar di kehidupan Sunja.

review singkat ku yg berantakan:

aku amaze banget dengan buku ini. buku ini bisa dibilang tebal karna hampir 600 halaman tapi menurutku ga ngebosenin. isinya padat & berbekas sekali di aku. beberapa kali aku menangis saat baca buku ini, apalagi saat kejadian Isak & Noa😌 bener2 deh hati aku langsung nyesek banget :( heartbreaking yet heartwarming😭

nah, cerita ini berawal dari karakter utama yaitu Sunja yang memiliki hubungan asmara dengan Koh Hansu yang berakhir Sunja hamil diluar nikah. karena Koh Hansu tidak bisa menikahi Sunja, akhirnya ibu Sunja menikahkannya dengan Isak.

setelah menikah, Isak dan Sunja pindah ke Jepang dan tinggal bersama Yoseb & Kyunghee. perjuangan Sunja & Kyunghee dalam mencari nafkah patut diacungi jempol, mereka tidak pernah mengeluh walaupun hidup mereka tidak mudah. Salut juga dengan Yoseb, suami Kyunghee yang bekerja keras bukan cuma menghidupi sang istri, tapi menghidupi keluarga Isak juga. padahal menjadi pria di zaman itu ga mudah. selalu di diskriminasi karena berasal dari korea. 
walaupun Sunja sudah tinggal dijepang, ternyata Koh Hansu diam2 selalu 'menjaga' Sunja selama ini, bisa dibilang beliau memiliki dampak besar di kehidupan Sunja.

JoAnna

Pachinko is an amazing story of optimism and the value of family through the harsh realities of wartime, poverty, and discrimination. The story explores the role of ethics in a cruel, dog-eats-dog world. Every character is thoroughly complex, and most are "good people" through the difficulties they face. Four stars because there were times when the story failed to grip me due to its sheer length.

Natalie

A deeply affecting epic about Koreans (and other marginalized groups) in Japan. The first half that focuses on Sunja was particularly moving; unfortunately the wider array of characters and perspectives diminishes the novel's impact by the latter half. Nevertheless, an engrossing and tear-jerking read.

Jackie Lu

** spoiler alert **
           All i can think about is Noa. My heart breaks so much when I think about him arghhh i remember reading about his suicide when I was on the bus and I was so shocked. I was rooting for him. This book is fantastic. I loved every part of it. Absolutely brilliant. Bits and pieces reminded me of We Are Not Free. I love this book so much. I have learnt a lot. This was an emotional rollercoaster and I don’t know when I’ll fully recover. The ending too oh my god MY HEART my my my. My full heart is with Sunja and Kyunghee. Incredible.

Julia Lundberg 

deva

kinda was about to rate this a 3/5 but i was attached to some of the characters so im giving this an extra star for that🤭🤭🤭🤭

★★★★ // “A woman’s lot is to suffer.” This was repeatedly mentioned in the novel and it never once lost its meaning because what else should women do but endure?

Oftentimes, it feels like this story is a collection of the different experiences of so many people during the war and after. People struggling to find a place where they could fit. They are displaced, they had to do what they could to survive, and when the war is over, somehow they are still not fit in that space. War is senseless because it creates divide and bias that continue to persist to this day. Some people lose their way completely, and some tried to belong but the society continues to reject them.

Sunja in the face of that war was a relentless presence. She survived all those years and never once faltered. Sure, Hansu’s looming presence had given her and her family some advantage. But she would not have survived if not for her fortitude, and how she found ways on her own to put food on the table despite so many limitations.

It’s interesting to think about Sunja’s love for Isak and Hansu when you think about how she lived over the years. Hansu was the man she loved as a young girl. He continued to barrage into her life and try to find a place there, but she never really gave him the space to stay. Meanwhile, Sunja’s love for Isak was practical and borne out of gratitude. But it was the love that continues to give her comfort until old age, because Isak was good. His goodness lived in Sunja’s heart, so survive she did. It was also the goodness that lived in Noa’s heart and knowing this put Sunja at peace too.

I suppose my little complaint about the book was that there were times when new characters take me out because they just come in unintroduced. I get a bit lost and mildly uninterested, but luckily the main story remained compelling. Part III was a bit of a drag and felt disjointed for the most part, but when it went back to Sunja in the last chapter, all I can think about is how the pieces of this story ultimately go back to her. Sunja made an uncomfortable choice in the midst of a war, despite having an “easier” option. She resisted to be swept by the tides and while it was a long and turbulent journey, she could stand proud because she made the right choices.

“It was not Hansu she missed or even Isak. What she was seeing again in her dreams was her youth, her beginning, and her wishes — so this was how she became a woman.”

History has failed us, but no matter.

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[Warning: Spoiler]

This passage made me cry.

It is not the big things about a person that makes grief all too consuming. it’s the little moments that you remember. it’s always the mundane things that hit us like waves.

“There was consolation: The people you loved, they were always there with you, she had learned. Sometimes, she could be in front of a train kiosk or the window of a bookstore, and she could feel Noa’s small hand when he was a boy, and she would close her eyes and think of his sweet, grassy smell and remember that he always tried his best. At those moments, it was good to be alone to hold onto him.”

Mirza Alejandra

4.5* 

This book was amazing and an easy way to start learning about Korean-Japanese relations. I liked that we got to read from different points of view although it kinda was a bit much towards the end of the book since I felt that I was missing out on Sunja, basically. But I do understand that it had to be done that way if we wanted a more accurate representation of each generation of Koreans in Japan. 

The one thing that bothered me the entire book was the random unnecessary Korean and Japanese words thrown around that felt like reading fanfic written by a weeb sometimes. There were sentences where the author would use "appa" and "brother" in the same line instead of appa and hyung or just dad and brother. It just felt weird to me. 

Other than that I think a little glossary for the Korean and Japanese words would have made reading easier since for maybe a couple of words I had to stop and find my phone to google. 

Anyway I would both kill and die for Sunja.

hileahrious

A thorough introduction into the fragile history between Japan and Korea told through a simple family lens. Pretty devastating in my opinion. I quite enjoyed it, although I’m partial to this particular history. It highlights important and perhaps overlooked details of the struggles of Koreans in Japan throughout the 20 century, especially delving into themes of identity. Only thing is it would’ve been nice to have a glossary of some of the Korean and Japanese terms (although more or less contextually you get the gist over time, and I assume most ppl who read this are probs interested enough in either culture to know some basics).

Ally

was this a four?? I don't know. the beginning was not enticing me so much but I eventually was hooked. there was a lot of sex in this book. I am also impressed at myself for reading this book and generally knowing and keeping track of all 5? generations of this family. good job, ally

y✦

✦ a book i was equally intimidated by and curious about until i finally picked it up
✦ hard to put down, to my surprise
✦ exhausting but beautiful story of bravery, resilience, and eventual conformity to one's identity across generations...
✦ (and how conformity is worlds away from acceptance)
✦ portrays historical bigotry and racism in multiple, if not all, forms, contributing plenty to the social discussion
✦ a lot of the minor characters—the real mvps—taking only a few pages were hard-packed, written more brilliantly than the major ones (not exactly a flaw, but amazing use of characters as plot devices)
✦ to add, all the references to korean, japanese, and asian culture in general were really fascinating, with entire sections i can wholeheartedly relate to
✦ there were... emotions.

Kath

History has failed us, but no matter - these are the opening lines of Min Jin Lee's generational saga, #Pachinko, and it perfectly sets the tone of the novel and how its characters will choose to handle their fates.

"𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦."

The novel is centered around the Korean experience of Japanese Imperialism and its repercussions: inter-generational trauma brought by discrimination, and finding and losing your identity as an immigrant in a foreign land, to name a few. I was excited to read Pachinko as I've always heard that it's this sweeping narrative about resilience under imperialist rule and as a Filipino, that hits too close to home.

"...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."

While it thrived as an informative window to the struggles of the Korean diaspora in Japan, I find that it failed as a compelling novel (which was disappointing since book 1 was so good!). Unfortunately, I found the characters to be void of characterization other than their hardship, making them feel flat; even though I know in my head and in my heart that these are actual people and these are struggles that my own history knows about. It's Lee's writing and storytelling that failed to evoke feelings of despair & it fell short to what could've been an otherwise passionate narrative of characters who rage against the injustice in their lives.

I watched the first episode of the AppleTV limited series and was surprised to see how they successfully managed to fill in the gaps of the novel. They've erased the flatness of the characters and have given them life which made me excited to continue the show!

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i recommend this book to you if you
✳ are interested in the Zainichi period
✳ like simple and straight forward writing styles
✳ like detached 3rd person narration

Pachinko

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