Pachinko

My problem with this book is how it read so clinical. I couldn't become emotionally invested in these characters because of it. This happened, and then this hardship happened, and then this other thing happened...and then some abruptly crude sexual moment is sprinkled throughout. My criticism also comes from having read Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi and Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu in the past year. The structure of following families through history and the struggles they go through is similar, but with these other two books, I cried and laughed while along the ride. Also, I started this book as an audiobook, but the mispronunciation of almost every Korean word made me switch to the physical copy so quickly. I liked the story, and I will probably really like the mini series, but I didn't enjoy reading this book.