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Pachinko
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Sheila
Aug 04, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
This is a long story that covers a fair bit of ground and brings up much to ponder.
Regina
Aug 06, 2023 rated it it was amazing
I could not put this book down. This made me cry multiple times.
Barbara
June 2019 Book group read. A book about how the Koreans were treated by the Japanese. It was okay but long. Sometimes I felt some things could have been shortened. Pachinko is their version of a pinball/slot machine type of game. You get a sense throughout the book how Koreans were looked down upon. I learnt some things I didn't know about these two cultures. For me though, it was long and there were some parts a little confusing with some of the characters. ...more
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