Pachinko

De: Min Jin Lee

Narrado por: Sandra Oh, Min Jin Lee

One of the New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

In this New York Times bestseller, four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan–the inspiration for the television series on Apple TV+.

In the early 1900s, teenaged Sunja, the adored daughter of a crippled fisherman, falls for a wealthy stranger. When she discovers she is pregnant–and that her lover is married–she accepts an offer of marriage from a gentle, sickly minister passing through on his way to Japan. But her decision to abandon her home, and to reject her son's powerful father, sets off a dramatic saga that will echo down through the generations.

Profoundly moving, Pachinko is a story of love, sacrifice, ambition, and loyalty.

NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2017 * A USA TODAY TOP TEN OF 2017 * JULY PICK FOR THE PBS NEWSHOUR-NEW YORK TIMES BOOK CLUB NOW READ THIS * FINALIST FOR THE 2018 DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE * WINNER OF THE MEDICI BOOK CLUB PRIZE

Roxane Gay's Favorite Book of 2017, Washington Post

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER * USA TODAY BESTSELLER * WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER * WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER

©2017 Min Jin Lee (P)2024 Grand Central Publishing

Wonderful

What a wonderful story. I enjoyed Pachinko from start to finish and did not want it to end. Sandra Oh gave a great performance and she should do more audible reads!

A Classic!

Stunning novel. Sweeping epic, a tragedy. Complicated character development. Sandra Oh is an excellent narrative who brought this to life. ☆☆☆☆☆

Who Knew?!

Sprawling, multi-generational tale of one Korean family in Japan. Not an easy place to be a foreigner. Sandra Oh’s performance is wonderful. Gets a bit soapy at times and some characters are thinly drawn. But absolutely worth a listen.

Sandra Oh STUNS!

Highly recommend. Amazing story. Even more amazing narration. Sandra Oh, I love her… I was skeptical at first but she absolutely nailed this. WOW!

A must read.

A beautiful and engrossing story of female strength and tenacity, and family ties over the generations.

A subject I never thought about before. Well done

It was well done. Sometimes a little hard to follow but not off putting. Well worth the read

Wish I Could Read It Again for the First Time

Excellent book. Started reading after watching 2 seasons of the beautiful Apple TV series. Wish I had started sooner. The book is very readable and full of well-developed characters. There were parts I wish the author had slowed down to unpack but it is part of her craft and still well done. Highly recommended!

A book for generations of perseverance

This book is a love letter to a people I do not belong to, and yet its themes and archetypes struck such a chord with my experiences and history as the second generation of an immigrant family. I am incredibly thankful for this book and hope that it continues to receive the recognition and acclaim it deserves. For any human whose family has moved, adapted, and persevered through suffering, surely this book will touch your heart and maybe, just maybe, it will give you strength.

Heart wrenchingly beautiful

I could not gobble this up fast enough while praying the story would continue on to feed my soul. What an incredible read.

Satisfying Read, Good Narration

I flew through this book! The way the narration is written is unique - the first person jumps from character to character within the same conversation, so you get a blow-by-blow of the first-hand perspectives of everyone in an interaction. It sounds like it might be hard to follow - but its not. It was great, it really increased the intimacy and depth of the relationships.

The setting was also very unique, very nice to hear some new perspectives, and I learned some things. Great story.

My only complaint is that there may have been too many characters. The result was that some great characters were introduced, but then skimmed over quickly. And when the book was finished with a character, their story arc was often abruptly cut off. I liked so many of the characters, I wish they could have been present for more of the story, or their absence dealt with more in-depth.