Pachinko
Min Jin Lee
Experience a breathtaking journey of love, sacrifice, ambition, and loyalty in this novel. Set in the early 1900s, follow Sunja, a young girl who falls for a wealthy stranger and becomes pregnant. Deciding to marry a gentle sickly minister instead, Sunja's decision sets off a dramatic saga that spans generations. With complex and passionate characters, this novel takes you on a journey through bustling markets, the halls of prestigious universities, and the criminal underworld. Richly told and profoundly moving, this is a tale of strong women, devoted siblings, and fathers struggling with moral crisis against the backdrop of history.
Publish Date
2017-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
2017-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.32
ISBN
9781455563920
Categories
Recommendations
9
Recommendations
2019-12-28T00:00:00.000Z
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6oYKxAgCn72022-03-26T20:50:22.000Z
The trailer for PACHINKO looks amazing. Nervous about this. I absolutely loved the book! @minjinlee11 – source2019-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
I'm in awe of this book and the way it combines a 19th-century novel's powers of submersion with a blazingly contemporary sense of ethics. I was basically gasping as I read this saga of an ethnically Korean family in Japan - desperate to know what happened next, overwhelmed with love and sorrow. – source2022-04-15T16:26:30.000Z
@HartHanson I really enjoyed the book and was a little nervous about seeing an adaptation
But now I’ll check it out! – source2020-11-26T05:21:12.000Z
@rachsyme Isn’t it amazing??? It is one of my favorite books of all time!! – source2022-04-12T05:20:20.000Z
@khemaridh That's one of my very favourite books! @minjinlee11 what would you recommend as one of your books to read after Pachinko? 🙏 – source2022-03-22T03:00:37.000Z
So... a confession. I finally, finally had time to read Pachinko this weekend, I know I know years after. I had a hard time letting go of the book, and the characters. What a delight. I think it felt more meaningful to me having visited S Korea. Time for Korean food 🤤 – source2022-08-03T20:19:21.000Z
You are never late to a book, but this is one that has been recommended to me for years and I was so glad I got to it. Great storytelling, huge sweep of characters, moving, a neglected history. Do read Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (thanks @gabylee__ for urging me to read). – source