Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

From Book Trigger Warnings
Pachinko
Cover of Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Author(s) Min Jin Lee
Published August 3, 2017
Publisher Apollo
Genre(s) Historical fiction
Age group Adult


Pachinko by Min Jin Lee is an adult historical fiction novel, and was first published on August 3rd, 2017.

Trigger Warnings

  • Abortion (off-page)
  • Alcoholism
  • Assault
  • Attempted rape
  • Bombing (war-related)
  • Bullying
  • Cancer
  • Cheating
  • Childbirth
  • Death
  • Infertility
  • Miscarriage
  • Misogyny
  • Pedophilia
  • Pregnancy
  • Profanity
  • Prostitution
  • Racism
  • Sexism
  • Sexual assault
  • Sexually explicit scenes
  • Substance abuse (mentioned)
  • Suicide
  • Terminal illness (AIDS, cancer)
  • Torture by police
  • Violence
  • War

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • Korean main character
  • Japanese-Korean main characters
  • Japanese side characters

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