Reviews - Crazy Rich Asians

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Crazy Rich Asians

Kevin Kwan

3.81 AVERAGE

miaisrael's review against another edition

4.25

funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

sbriggs98's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

debho's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

joeesuuu's review against another edition

3.0

★★★ // quite entertaining if you read it for cultural knowledge and for the satire. a tiny bit annoying if you think too much about it, considering how shallow most of the characters are, and there's little to no plot to speak of. maybe that’s the point.

thraeg's review against another edition

3.0

The comparison that struck me a short way into Crazy Rich Asians and never really let up was to Ready Player One. This is most obviously for the endless paragraphs of name-dropping real-world proper nouns (just with high fashion and food instead of '80s movies and games), but it also holds true for the simplistically drawn characters and blatantly telegraphed twists, as well as the breezy and broadly entertaining pace. Both are the literary equivalent of potato chips -- quick and easy to consume, pleasant enough in the moment, but lacking in substance.