Pachinko

Pachinko, a multigenerational saga of a Korean family living in Japan between the 1930s and 1980s, is a book heavy on grief. Min Jin Lee has written characters so real that you wish you could reach out and, well, give them a hug or something.

The story unfolds slowly, but I couldn't put the book down and I likely won't stop thinking about the rich and varied themes for a long while.