A review by deepalidesai
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

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? Yes

3.75

Pros

• I enjoyed the hopeful ending of the book.
• The book gave some well needed background into many of the characters, so I was rarely left confused or questioning their intentions or why they were behaving a certain way.
• Almost every character is flawed in some way, making them more human.
• The descriptions of luxury and extreme wealth were really fun to read and learn about, it felt like a guilty pleasure.

Cons

• Nick completely set up Rachel for failure by not preparing her at all for meeting the family or the trip. He wasn't really thinking about marrying her, despite knowing the implications of bringing her to the wedding.
• Rachel is so painfully naive and honestly, a bit stupid, throughout the vast majority of the book. Despite bring told to be very careful when meeting the family, she is so irritably nonchalant throughout the whole ordeal.
• I don't really feel Nick and Rachel have much chemistry until the ending.
• Rachel doesn't get mad at Nick for setting her up for complete failure until 80% of the book is done.
• Rachel is Asian American from California and living in NYC, so why is she in Singapore acting like she grew up on a cornfield in middle-of-nowhere Wyoming? She's grown up around Chinese-Americans her entire life, I really don't know why she's bumbling around most of the time.