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Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

18 reviews

kiwichill's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Classism, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, and Colonisation

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Violence, Pregnancy, Body shaming, and Misogyny

cecilielaugesen's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

If you can ignore all the racism,  classism and prejudice it is a funny enough read!
A lot of the book was just a bunch of people sitting around and judging others…. And when I say a bunch, I mean a confusing amount of characters and names. To be fair, I don’t think it helped that I listened to the book, but still; so many characters and names.
I actually really liked the ending, and I applaud Rachel for being the badass she is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Classism, Racism, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Bullying

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Drug use, Rape, Alcohol, and Sexual assault

cdoubet's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Body shaming, Classism, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Body horror, Cursing, Racism, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Racial slurs

Minor: Self harm, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, and Car accident

theuncannydani's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Colonisation, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Racism, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Classism, and Bullying

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Incest, Violence, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Drug use, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Car accident, Cursing, Sexual violence, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Stalking

Minor: Stalking, Grief, Fatphobia, and Drug abuse

atamano's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Racism, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content

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

moriahleigh's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Racism, Bullying, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Drug use

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.

laurenleigh's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

This is completely out of my normal reading preferences, but I needed a palette cleanser. And it turns out I really enjoy a lighter read once in awhile! This was a really fun read, and I devoured it in like two days. There were times that this ogling at the mega-rich was fun and entertaining, but it did wear on me a bit eventually. The constant obsession with wealth and status felt frustrating at times, knowing how much impact that money could have if directed in a different manner. I know it’s fiction, but we all know this kind of stuff goes on in real life all the time. I actually found Astrid’s storyline on the side to be the most interesting. Especially when she’s in Paris! Having been there so recently made me appreciate those sections so much. I don’t know that I truly care what happens to these characters, but I’ll probably read the next book just because the reading journey here was so fun!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Animal death

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