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yeppenny's review against another edition
3.0
(3.5) The best part of this book is the theme of finding your voice among strongly opinionated relatives who express their love in overbearingly ridiculous ways. Despite the fact that some characters are very “cartoonized” (which could actually work well for an on screen adaptation), I enjoy the antics…...until the 90% mark where it starts to get a little too ridiculous and shatters my suspension of disbelief.
naemianouk's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
okevamae's review against another edition
5.0
Dial A for Aunties is a hilarious comedy of errors, a Weekend-at-Bernie's-style series of hijinks (but with an Asian woman and her four meddling relatives instead of a couple of douche-y white guys) with a plot that only gets more complicated as the story goes on. It includes surprising mystery elements, with a delightful second-chance-with-old-flame romance that could have easily felt shoehorned in, but totally didn’t. At its heart, it’s also a family story, with all the love and complicated family dynamics of a close-knit family on full display.
The plot flirts with going over the top, but in a good way, in the way of the best sitcoms and comedy movies. I feel like in the hands of a lesser writer, this story would have broken my suspension of disbelief, but it’s so well done that I just sat back and enjoyed the ride. The one thing that made me go “really?” was some of the parts with the bumbling sheriff character, just because it felt a little jarring to have such a cliché in a book that was otherwise really refreshing and well crafted. (Although, I’ll admit, many tropes are tropes for a reason.)
The book is also an Own Voices novel, as it’s written by a Chinese-Indonesian author. Jesse Q Sutanto offers a fascinating peek into Chinese-Indo culture (and I’ll be honest, I didn’t know anything at all about this distinct pocket of Asian culture) and more specifically, Chinese-Indo weddings. I love a book that can teach me something new about the world and its people while also being so completely entertaining.
4.5 stars. Definitely give this one a try.
I received an ARC of this ebook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The plot flirts with going over the top, but in a good way, in the way of the best sitcoms and comedy movies. I feel like in the hands of a lesser writer, this story would have broken my suspension of disbelief, but it’s so well done that I just sat back and enjoyed the ride. The one thing that made me go “really?” was some of the parts with the bumbling sheriff character, just because it felt a little jarring to have such a cliché in a book that was otherwise really refreshing and well crafted. (Although, I’ll admit, many tropes are tropes for a reason.)
The book is also an Own Voices novel, as it’s written by a Chinese-Indonesian author. Jesse Q Sutanto offers a fascinating peek into Chinese-Indo culture (and I’ll be honest, I didn’t know anything at all about this distinct pocket of Asian culture) and more specifically, Chinese-Indo weddings. I love a book that can teach me something new about the world and its people while also being so completely entertaining.
4.5 stars. Definitely give this one a try.
I received an ARC of this ebook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
haley_is_reading's review against another edition
5.0
This was absolutely fantastic. I have never laughed out loud more reading than this book. All of the characters have such amazing and loud personalities. They are humorous without trying. The plot was perfectly crafted and I loved the integration of culture. I learned more and I laughed a lot. This was amazing. I'm running out to get the next two immediately!!
noor_ahmed's review against another edition
4.0
Although I did not quite enjoy the ending that much, the whole book was very beautiful. It was so funny and the aunties and meddy were stereotypical in a humorous way. I loved this book it really made me smile a lot. Would definitely recommend. Pure enjoyment.
4/5
4/5
fairyjackie's review against another edition
3.0
...mmm, well, that was something. It started as a really good and funny book and it ended up being just meh
nehaha's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
this book is hilarious!!! I looooove all the aunties!!! I had such a fun time reading it - did not expect this book to be this funny but it ate! The protagonist was a little annoying at times especially in the later half of the book when her college bf whoever her college bf was concerned. But I loved her character development and it was satisfying to see her come into her own. I adored how her and her mom’s relationship grew - ugh it was so satisfying and heart wrenching to read! So excited about the next part! I hope they go more into the specific reasons behind the sibling rivalry!
venomskyline's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
leea518's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
mlovesreadingbooks's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75