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Pachinko
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May 1, 2019
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Oct 27, 2019 rated it it was amazing
Wow. All of the reviews and recommendations for this one weren't lying. I was bereft at the end, not wanting to say goodbye to the family Lee created so wholeheartedly. Just wonderful. ...more
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A deeply compassionate, deceptively simple exploration of one family's journey through war, poverty, colonial oppression, postcolonial ambiguity, and modern reinvention in twentieth century Korea and Japan. This is one of those books that opens your eyes to a whole thread of world history and human experience that you most likely knew nothing about beforehand. ...more
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Fill your mind with knowledge - it’s the only kind of power no one can take away from you.
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