I've been wanting to read this for years, but never really got up to it. So glad I finally did. I'm never sure how I'll feel about great family epic novels (maybe I'm just bored by the Great American Epic), but Pachinko hit all the right spots, then pressed down on those bruised areas again and again. Satisfying and a little bittersweet at the end.

I think a new life goal I want to strive toward is to try to read as many family epic novels as I can from different countries. It seems like a great way to get a feel for that country's history and culture, and to learn a lot that I never knew before.