Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The thing that jumped out to me most when reading this was the abundance of fertility problems. Pretty much everybody had some kind of fertility problem. If it wasn't inability to conceive or carry to term, it was an unplanned pregnancy (which is its own kind of fertility problem). There was only one couple we met who didn't seem to have fertility problems.

Pachinko is about giving people just enough that they come back for more. That theme is prevalent throughout the book and fertility is just one of the ways it was present. To be honest the fertility problems got old and were tiring. Fertility problems aren't that prevalent in the real world.

I just went on a two paragraph rant but really I enjoyed it. I couldn't wait until it was time to pick up my kindle and continue reading. I live in my american bubble and don't really know all that much about what happens outside the borders, hell I barely know what happens inside our borders. It was really nice getting a glimpse into what people around the world face.

Winner Shannon's Choice Awards 2018:
Best Historical Fiction

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