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Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

69 reviews

lexa's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

I had a few moments where I was about to DNF because of the over the top drama. But then that same over the top drama would pull me back in. I’m divided on this one.

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avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

3.75

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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fromjuliereads's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional 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

I ended up really loving this? I was kind of surprised because I had already seen the movie so I thought I would be less invested. But I loved it!! The narrator is fantastic, I loved the characters.
There are a lot of characters to keep track of, but it gets easier through the book.

I would say the one issue I had was when Rachel believed these people she had just met instead of her mom. That made absolutely zero sense to me...
But the rest was great.

Note for the minor TW I have listed, they are mentioned as part of a story a charafter tells. But it's important to note they come up.

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fiwwa's review against another edition

3.75

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I wasn't planning to read the first book since I've watched the movie but oh my I didn't regret reading it eventually because

IT HAS A DIFFERENT PLOT?!?

I'm telling you, the book is so much better.

This book, series to be exact, is full of money and poor people discrimination (it's not THAT bad but if you've read it, you'll get my point). Every time Rachel meets an Aunty or an Uncle or the cousins, they impliedly asking her "Are you Rich?" "Do you want Nick's money?" Like? Mind your own business?? And Eleanor UGHH she ALWAYS trying to find the bad in Rachel when the other Aunties are getting to accept Rachel. It seems like the word ‘privacy’ doesn't exist in their world, Eleanor is a freaking stalker. She could be curious about someone's life and the next day she knows everything, everything.

Apparently the book isn't just about Rachel and Nick, but also some other stories like Astrid and her family problems, Eleanor being a stalker, the psycho Aunties. I swear, I can be rich if I get a dollar for every time anyone trying to bring Rachel down. I enjoy reading this series more than I expected honestly, although yeah, it has a lot of dramas but this is one good chick-lit.

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