# Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

3 Hacker News commenters recommended Pachinko by Min Jin Lee and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Readers who recommend it call it a work of simple beauty and a long-standing favorite, and one reader enjoyed it alongside The Wager.

## Why people recommend it

- Work of simple beauty (1 comments): "It is a work of simple beauty." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46392136))
- Long-standing favorite read (1 comments): "one of my favorite reads for a long time" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46396869))
- Enjoyed alongside The Wager (1 comments): "I really enjoyed both the Wager and Pachinko." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46403381))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/crime-and-punishment.md): 39 recommend
- [The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/brothers-karamazov.md): 28 recommend
- [Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace](https://hackerapproved.com/p/infinite-jest.md): 26 recommend
- [The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://hackerapproved.com/p/great-gatsby.md): 24 recommend
- [Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand](https://hackerapproved.com/p/atlas-shrugged.md): 23 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/147897088X?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781478970880) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Pachinko by Min Jin Lee", https://hackerapproved.com/p/pachinko/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).