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Pachinko
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May 1, 2020
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May 31, 2020
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What Members Thought

poot
Jul 30, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: favorites
I love love love books that have a generation aspect to them. I'm not sure what it is exactly, but I love to see how a family is affected by members' decisions and see what happens to them after their "story" ends.
Aside from that, I liked Lee's narration and felt strongly for each of the characters she introduced (although there were many). Definitely recommend!
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J. Lynn Else
Mar 22, 2019 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: audible
DNF @ 60%

This narration was very dry. It sounded like a Kindergarten teacher reading her students a story with f-bombs and other swear words in it. I almost laughed when the narrator would curse. There was no unique cadence that pulled me into the story or highlighted the characters. There was also no emotional inflection either. I kept waiting for the narrator to lick her finger and turn the page in the picture book.

The story is written in a way that tells readers what they need to know and fe
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Red The Book Nerd
I really enjoyed this. Gaining insight into other cultures and their POVs is so important and is a lovely journey when you can't plan a vacation. Very sad stories within...I hope things are changing... And I'm very glad to be born in a time when women are considered more valuable than just a baby maker and maid. ...more
Suzanne
Nov 08, 2017 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Sung
Dec 15, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Pete
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Juanita
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Dona
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Cindy
Mar 19, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Dana
May 16, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Jul 29, 2018 marked it as to-read
Aimee
Sep 09, 2018 marked it as to-read
Bernita
Dec 15, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Tara
Feb 14, 2019 marked it as to-read
Rose Marie
Mar 24, 2019 marked it as to-read
Christy Lancaster
Jul 09, 2019 rated it really liked it
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Lulu
Aug 24, 2019 marked it as to-read
febriani
Dec 01, 2019 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Sherrie
Oct 16, 2024 rated it really liked it
Gretchen
Sep 05, 2021 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Snowtulip
Aug 07, 2020 rated it really liked it
Shelves: historical
Sarah
Aug 20, 2020 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: nrpg, wheel-v
Sarah
Sep 15, 2020 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: botm, 100-in-2020
Alex
Feb 04, 2021 marked it as to-read