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Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

46 reviews

littlewishling's review against another edition

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adventurous funny 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

4.5

Kwan creates such a wild world of crazy rich characters that had me chuckling from start to finish. Also it had footnotes. I love footnotes!
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elsea_readingelsea's review against another edition

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

2.0

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esme_t's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

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frogggirl2's review against another edition

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funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No

2.0

"Never ever wear green chiffon unless you want to look like bak choy that got gang raped" (p. 67).

The part of this book which is about various Asian cultures, regional foods how the countries view each other's citizens etc., was fascinating. The part about the scheming mothers and bitchy women gossiping all over the place was tedious.    The sudden and egregious use of the words f****t, c**t and n****r was just gross and unnecessary.  Also, seriously, dog fighting?  These characters are already entirely unsympathetic.

I missed the moment for reading this - right now with the current status of the world this crass, wealthy entitled class all seem not just deeply insipid but also evil.
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librariangeorgia's review against another edition

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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

4.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It’s so wild and outrageous.

Having watched the film before reading the book, it was more noticeable where things had been rewritten or left out for the movie. I liked the book more though as you got a better understanding of who the characters are and why they behave certain ways. And of course, the missing scenes that were left out of the movie.

My favourite character was Astrid - I really rooted for her all the way through! With the way that everyone else in the family behaved, she came across as the only ‘normal’ person.

Eddie and Eleanor were the worst!! There was no actual need for their attitude - i’m glad their storylines worked out the way that they did!

I’m so looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
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laurajeangrace's review against another edition

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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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kibbles15's review against another edition

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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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galactic_gigi's review against another edition

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

4.75

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uyeb's review against another edition

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

2.0

this book PLAGUED ME for like a week straight since i started it and let me just say, it was not worth it at all. so so not gratifying. i hate all the characters? and the way they’re written is very uninteresting. i don’t like the fact that this entire book could’ve been summed up into one sentence and you wouldn’t lose anything. and i don’t like the random family plot that was introduced in the last 50 pages. how this was made into a series, i have no idea. would not recommend but i don’t even want to get started on the specifics of how boring and drawn out this was. :(
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lazypotatobean's review

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funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

As a person who has no interest in designer things. It was kinda hard for me to digest everything. It was so different from the movie, but this book gives more depth understanding to every character than the movie. So it was kinda okay. 
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