Pachinko
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500-page multigenerational epic about a Korean immigrant family in Japan
Mother’s sacrifice
Trying to make in a world that doesn’t accept them
A family surviving through World War 2, including bombing of Hiroshima
Lot of stuff on identity
Immigrant story that’s for everyone
Wow I’m falling behind on this.
Every month I try to read at least one book and review it. September’s book: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee.
Pachinko is a 500-page multigenerational epic that chronicles the story of one family through four
generations. Told mainly from the perspective of the matriarch Sunja, it’s a story of a mother doing
everything she can so that her children may survive in a foreign world that does not accept them. From
living in Japanese-occupied Korea as a young girl to raising a family as a single mother in Japan, this story
of a mother’s love and sacrifice transcends barriers and hits close to home.
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