Pachinko
by Min Jin Lee | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 178669137X Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 178669137X Global Overview for this book
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Journal Entry 1 by Edwardstreet from Lower Hutt, Wellington Province New Zealand on Saturday, January 6, 2018
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Journal Entry 2 by Edwardstreet at —- by hand, post, or courier in Wellington City, Wellington Province New Zealand on Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Released 6 yrs ago (1/10/2018 UTC) at —- by hand, post, or courier in Wellington City, Wellington Province New Zealand
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
I enjoyed the first half of the book , the second half lacked depth and excitment for me.
Thank you Edwardstreet, the book arrived today. What a pretty cover :)
I read another review which also said they preferred the first half of the book.
I read another review which also said they preferred the first half of the book.
A story about the Zainichi (Koreans who moved to Japan during colonial rule), starting in 1910 and ending several generations later in 1989. These Koreans are never fully accepted in Japan and are treated as foreigners their whole lives, as are their children, even if they are born in Japan.
The Pachinko of the title is a form of Japanese pinball and gambling, which plays a large part in the lives of the families in the book.
Overall a very enjoyable and quite informative book. Luckily for me, I enjoyed the whole thing :)
Yeongdo, Korea 1911. In a small fishing village on the banks of the East Sea, a club-footed, cleft-lipped man marries a fifteen-year-old girl. The couple have one child, their beloved daughter Sunja. When Sunja falls pregnant by a married yakuza, the family face ruin. But then Isak, a Christian minister, offers her a chance of salvation: a new life in Japan as his wife.
Following a man she barely knows to a hostile country in which she has no friends, no home, and whose language she cannot speak, Sunja's salvation is just the beginning of her story.
Through eight decades and four generations, Pachinko is an epic tale of family, identity, love, death and survival.
The Pachinko of the title is a form of Japanese pinball and gambling, which plays a large part in the lives of the families in the book.
Overall a very enjoyable and quite informative book. Luckily for me, I enjoyed the whole thing :)
Yeongdo, Korea 1911. In a small fishing village on the banks of the East Sea, a club-footed, cleft-lipped man marries a fifteen-year-old girl. The couple have one child, their beloved daughter Sunja. When Sunja falls pregnant by a married yakuza, the family face ruin. But then Isak, a Christian minister, offers her a chance of salvation: a new life in Japan as his wife.
Following a man she barely knows to a hostile country in which she has no friends, no home, and whose language she cannot speak, Sunja's salvation is just the beginning of her story.
Through eight decades and four generations, Pachinko is an epic tale of family, identity, love, death and survival.
Journal Entry 5 by keeta1 at By mail / post / courier, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Released 5 yrs ago (5/15/2018 UTC) at By mail / post / courier, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Travelling to Arvores in Portugal for the tag game :)
Happy reading!
Happy reading!
The book arrived today, with a beautiful card and bookmark.
Thank you SO much.
Thank you SO much.