Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

66 reviews

ashtreene's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

sapphicsoilscientist's review against another edition

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I miss books with characters I wouldn’t want to kick in the shins every three pages. This book is full of people that cannot or will not behave themselves. I understand some of them are meant to be poorly behaved because they have so much money, but even the love interest is not a likable person. 
Also the homophobia and rape jokes are more than I have time for. I don’t know how this could be a ‘fun and light’ read for people. I don’t think we read the same book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, Racism, Xenophobia, Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Drug use, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol

The further into the book you get, the worse it gets. Nothing about any of these characters made me want to read past all the terrible things happening on the bachelor/bachelorette party.

joemkl's review against another edition

4.0

funny relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Classism

danuu's review against another edition

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i got to the chapter about the bachelor party and just hated all the stuff with the dogfighting and the slurs the guys were saying. i guess it’s accurate but i just wasnt expecting it in a rom com vibe type book and it just turned me off from the book 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Racial slurs

jilianh's review against another edition

3.75

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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The first half of this book I was super engaged, but the second half I was starting to get bored of all the opulence, clothing, etc.

Some of it was a little bit of a stretch to me (not necessarily the extravagance as I have no idea what it's like to be rich or in Asia) but more things like how Rachel adjusted a little too easily right away to finding out Nick's family is mega rich? She just kind of rolls with it no questions asked about it (at least until later in the book). Not even a debrief after the first event?

I loved the soap opera, the multiple storylines/perspectives intertwining, and the tone being lighthearted compared to my usual books.

 Overall I still enjoyed and look forward to finishing the series. I listened to the audiobook and by the end the narrators "Nick" accent was getting a bit hard to listen to, so fair warning! Most of the other characters were ok.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

pastellymoon's review against another edition

4.75

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Hehe. I enjoyed it. Though, the flow of the book was a little odd to me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism

Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs

icdi_wabh's review against another edition

1.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Did not enjoy this book. The focus was on the intense wealth and name dropping brand names rather than any kind of story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death

elsea_readingelsea's review against another edition

2.0

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

esme_t's review against another edition

3.75

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Racial slurs

parasolcrafter's review against another edition

2.75

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Abandonment