Pachinko
Pachinko by Min Jin Leeby Min Jin Lee
Shares rank 74 of 122 novels by recommenders
Readers who recommend it call it a work of simple beauty and a long-standing favorite, and one reader enjoyed it alongside The Wager.
Readers who recommend it call it a work of simple beauty and a long-standing favorite, and one reader enjoyed it alongside The Wager.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Work of simple beauty
“It is a work of simple beauty.”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” Long-standing favorite read
“one of my favorite reads for a long time”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” Enjoyed alongside The Wager
“I really enjoyed both the Wager and Pachinko.”
Comment from 27 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?”
Other novels people recommend
The four most recommended other novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime and Punishmentby Fyodor Dostoevsky | 39 | 9 | 81% | 6 | — | Approved |
| The Brothers Karamazovby Fyodor Dostoevsky | 28 | 8 | 78% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Infinite Jestby David Foster Wallace | 26 | 5 | 84% | 9 | 10 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| The Great Gatsbyby F. Scott Fitzgerald | 24 | 9 | 73% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Pachinkoby Min Jin LeeThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I really enjoyed both the Wager and Pachinko.”
“one of my favorite reads for a long time”
“It is a work of simple beauty.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.