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Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

118 reviews

sherylkay's review

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funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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abby_can_read's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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I had a wonderful time reading this book. It was excellent. I haven't laughed this much in awhile. 
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riverlasol's review

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lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

this book was delightful. it was very tropey in some ways and very fast paced and within that there were probably some borderline problematic things, but it went by so fast i can't remember everything that happened. overall it was lovely to just ride the wave with and i really enjoyed the campyness of it all because we need more camp books.
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katrinalamothe's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted tense 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

3.75

Despite the number of potential trigger warnings, this book is NOT what meets the eye and was quite the entertaining read!
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livcashmere's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

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lilybear3's review

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

I wasn't ready to love this book as much as I did!  It was genuinely laugh out loud funny.  I never knew where this story was going, which made it an exciting read.  I love that there's discussion questions in the back, making it a great choice for a buddy read or book club.  I could tell Jesse Q. Sutanto put a lot of heart and personal experience in this book.  I'm a big fan of all of the Indo Chinese cultural references and every character felt authentic.  I can't wait to read the sequel!

Also the author mentioned a Netflix movie adaptation!  I haven't seen any status updates besides Netflix having the rights so I hope it gets made, because I would love that!
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ajay913's review

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emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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alysereadsbooks's review

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adventurous funny relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed this one and it's highly rated for a reason. Definitely farfetched but extremely entertaining and was a fast read that I couldn't put down. I loved the focus on family and the characters of the aunties.

 
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caitlinemccann's review

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emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Had me giggling and kicking my feet like a DCOM but with more swearing, murder, and family anxiety.
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kristinj1's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This was an enjoyable and quick read. I liked the main character, Meddy, quite a bit, despite finding the entire premise of the death behind the entire plot to be completely unbelievable. I think the aunties were all fully thought out characters, too, and would've liked to learn more about their family wedding business! There were a few spots, generally in the last quarter of the book, that felt like we made some pretty big leaps in dialogue and character thinking that didn't jacket in the first 3/4s of the book. So those made it feel a little like the book was rushing to consider, which isn't my favorite thing to have happen. Despite that, though, I will look to read the rest of the series 
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