Episode 38-Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Shelly is joined by former Zingerman's colleagues Lynn Fiorentino(legendary all around Zingernaut) and Ji Hye Kim(proprietor of the super yummy Miss Kim restaurant in Ann Arbor).The name Pachinko refers to the Japanese pinball type gambling game that is pervasive in Japan but THIS BOOK is an deep, human saga of 5 generations of a Korean family surviving in Japan. Lee's book is so rich and moving, and we discuss traditional Korean roles, suffering, how small decisions change everything, and how Lee's perfect pacing and attention to humanity of even the smallest characters makes this book so wonderful. Also, Lynn let me borrow the sewing machine that I have made around 200 masks on, and I am so grateful.