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.
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Pachinko
By 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.
Popular Reviews(3)
Reviewed by sundy- -bunnyThis book will stay with me for a long time, maybe forever. And if not forever, I will be re-reading it. „She had not taught her children to hope, to believe in the perhaps-absurd possibility that they might win. Pachinko was a foolish game, but life was not.“
Reviewed by Jonas KalterA special story which is incredibly well written. Following multiple generations of immigrants facing the same issues highlights how cruel effects racism has. I felt like it has a bit of a slow start, hence the 4 stars. Would definitely recommend though.
Reviewed by kristina Rating: 3,5 ⭐ I'm surprised how invested I was into this family saga through 4 generations. Each page of this novel was interesting and at first I liked every character especially Sunja who is basically the catalyst of the whole family ordeal. But deeper into the story and the older Sunja became the less I could agree with her decisions. In my eye the main character became very stubborn and proud which in my opinion in time of hunger and war is very bad to have. Furthermore I didnt like how the author made huge time jumps almost each chapter varying from 1 ear to even 12 years! And this after a major reveal or a character death. Made me feel like the author didnt care for the characters like "shit happens, lets move on" I'm still mesmerized how the author was able to make every side character that is present only for a page or even a paragraph of the book feel very authentic and significant.