"In life, there was so much insult and injury, and she had no choice but to collect what was hers. But now she wished to take Solomon's shame, too, and add it to her like, though she was already overwhelmed." -Etsuko, from the novel Pachinko, a National Book Award Finalist by author Min Jin Lee. It's easy to understand why Min Jin Lee was nominated for a National Book Award and I'm shocked she didn't win, though I haven't read the others. This story is a journey from one end