PachinkoModern · Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical
Pachinko
2017 · 496 pages · Fiction
78
Modern
★ 4.34 on Goodreads · 705K ratings
≈ 12 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Fiction) finalist (2017). On the NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list. 4.34★ from 705K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
78Must-Read Score
- Critics60 out of 100 · counts 35%+24
- Readers93 out of 100 · counts 50%+53
- Buzz5 out of 100 · counts 15%+1
Where it ranks
- #10 of the 256 historical novels we rank
- #12 of the 318 modern books we rank
- #28 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- National Book Award (Fiction) finalist (2017)
On the lists
- NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
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