My bestie gave me Pachinko for my birthday last year, and I’m glad she did, because I’m not sure I would have picked it up on my own. She has a knack for finding books I wouldn’t know to love. Min Jin Lee writes about subject I know nothing about—ethnic Koreans born in Japan, and the discrimination they face. Additionally, this is an intergenerational story, something I am always down for. Pachinko reminds me somewhat…