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themediocrebookreader 's review for:
Crazy Rich Asians
by Kevin Kwan
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“Crazy Rich Asians” was a very fun read!
The absolute extravagance of all these “crazy rich” families we follow makes for a dramatic tale of romance, familial expectations and societal expectations as well. I do think that with so much focus on so many characters that there were a lot of under baked plot and character threads, and I wouldn’t lie if I mentioned that I felt it maybe ended a bit too open ended. But the problem here is that I was spoiled by the relatively concrete ending of the movie. This is a three book series after all so I’m assuming most of the resolution I’m looking for takes place in those other books.
A lot of the characters stories are compelling and some of the side characters stories even maybe overshadow Rachel and Nicks(our main couple) for me. Again I definitely had a great time indulging in the richer than god characters and their catty/bitchy dynamics but this definitely felt like a Part One to a whole story rather than a complete package so ultimately the pacing felt a little off to me.
The absolute extravagance of all these “crazy rich” families we follow makes for a dramatic tale of romance, familial expectations and societal expectations as well. I do think that with so much focus on so many characters that there were a lot of under baked plot and character threads, and I wouldn’t lie if I mentioned that I felt it maybe ended a bit too open ended. But the problem here is that I was spoiled by the relatively concrete ending of the movie. This is a three book series after all so I’m assuming most of the resolution I’m looking for takes place in those other books.
A lot of the characters stories are compelling and some of the side characters stories even maybe overshadow Rachel and Nicks(our main couple) for me. Again I definitely had a great time indulging in the richer than god characters and their catty/bitchy dynamics but this definitely felt like a Part One to a whole story rather than a complete package so ultimately the pacing felt a little off to me.