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Oh. Oh no .. 😂.
Oh. Oh no .. 😂.
pickRich family saga spanning 1910-1989. I didn‘t know much about Korea and Japan during this time—so interesting!
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I take such pleasure in a historical fiction novel as expertly written as this. And I really love a multigenerational drama. So this story of one family during Japan's occupation of Korea and beyond was wonderful perfection. I can't wait to read more of Lee's work.
1. Pachinko. Because it gave me the most to think on and consider about my own pre-conceived notions and biases. It also got into the racism in Japan that is mostly ignored by the West.
2. Not wholly DNFed yet, but I haven‘t torn through Children of Anguish and Anarchy the way I did the first books of the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy. The chapters are so short and all a different POV. I feel thrashed around as a result.
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“As for children, every woman knows the fears and sorrows. Joy is a delicious luxury that we experience most cautiously, for tragedy conceals itself around every corner.”
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pickMy mom said Pachinko was a MUST READ and it‘s been on my TBR list for about a year now. Recently I‘d asked Scout (the AI Fable bird) for books based in Japan and this book overlapped as a suggestion. I just finished it and my heart is in my throat. It is beautiful and sad and tells a history that is not well-known. It‘s a lot to process but while I sift through my thoughts, I already know this book will remain as one of my top favorite reads.
