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Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

24 reviews

emilywemily6's review against another edition

funny tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This book was a mixed bag, but overall I enjoyed it and look forward to reading the rest of the series. First of all, this book is really vulgar- not just in language and the use of racial slurs, but also in descriptions of debauchery. I feel like few of these things added to the story, and the author could have gotten the same points across by writing in a different way. This book touched on so many characters and I feel like I missed out on getting to know the characters more deeply since the story was spread between so many perspectives and storylines. This book read like a soap opera which I think was intentional but also very different than what I am used to reading. The culture of the crazy rich Asians portrayed in the book was so fascinating and I just couldn’t stop reading (like a soap opera lol). It makes me wonder how much of those types of people actually exist and want to do some research. The ending was so unexpected and I enjoyed it, but this book felt like it ended really abruptly. I also felt like a ton of names were dropped that I had no concept of, which makes me wonder if those people are real or not and whether the name dropping was just a literary device the author used to paint a picture of this culture of Asian oligarchy. This is so different than what I usually read, which was refreshing and intriguing and captivating, but definitely a superficial book with some flaws or creative choices that may or may not contribute to the book as a whole.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Cursing, Bullying, Classism, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Racism

Moderate: Child abuse, Alcohol, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Car accident

sapphicsoilscientist's review against another edition

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 death, Classism, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Racism, and Xenophobia

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

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.

copiani's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Classism, and Infidelity

Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual content

hannahrose4's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content

lily1304's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I liked this book more than I expected to! I saw the movie a few years ago, but the story is more complex and nuanced than the movie. I'm honestly really impressed that a man can write such a compelling novel about mostly women. This is definitely more than just a "chick lit"/"beach read" (not that there's anything wrong with that!)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexual content

parasolcrafter's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

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

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

laurajeangrace's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Sexism, and Racism

Minor: Violence, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Car accident, Domestic abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

kibbles15's review against another edition

challenging emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

I have mixed feelings about this book.  The story was cute and engaging.  That being said, I felt there was almost too much character development and the story felt a little bit unfinished. While the two main characters' story wrapped in a somewhat satisfactory matter, the side plot with Astrid did not resolve at all.  I also feel that there was a lot of language and sexual content that did not contribute to the story at all, thus making the story less appealing to me.

Trigger warnings: racism, classism, bullying

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

paulrichard's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Classism, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Racism, and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent

jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Classism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship