Welcome back for Part Three of Pachinko. In this episode, Rhea and Shari connect some of their stand out quotes with major themes they see developing through the novel: suffering, love, fate, and home. They go back to the quote from Book II and continue to discuss how they see the quote being brought forth through the tensions between characters and their relationships with one another and their place. They discuss the characters and how they are developing through this part of the novel. And, they talk about how this novel is “teaching us to read it.” (A quote from an excellent article by Substacker, Henry Oliver).

Next week we will continue our deep read of Pachinko: pp. 299-396

Link to Henry Oliver’s essay: How to Read the Opening of a Novel

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