Welcome back to the R&W deep read of Pachinko, by Min Jin Lee. In this episode, Shari and Rhea discuss how the story is developing, and how their view of the characters is developing, too. They continue their ongoing discussion of how the opening quotes (the one by Dickens in Book I, and Park Wan-suh in Book II) are being enfleshed through the story telling for each section of the story. They discuss the “cinematic” feel of the story at times. They talk about what it means to “conjure” home. They discuss the heartbreak they felt reading this section, the foreboding, and also the hope they each have for certain characters moving forward.

Next week (March 11th) they will be discussing pp. 202-298.

Have a favorite scene or burning question as you’ve been reading Pachinko? Leave a comment below! We’d love to have a conversation with you, and even discuss it on a future episode of the podcast.

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