Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1) in The Toast

Mar 26, 2018 Thekelburrows rated it it was amazing

I can confirm that these Asians are both rich and crazy.

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Aug 05, 2018 Anna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: diverse-perspective

A fun read on an Asian-American woman whose boyfriend of two years has neglected to tell her he comes from the highest class of Singapore society before bringing her home for a wedding. Enjoyed all the nuances of wealth and privacy (new money, hidden money, schooling choices, etc) of the elite. Kwan writes vivid descriptions of lush clothing and buildings, and certainly delicious-sounding food. I could have skipped the footnotes (context clues are enough for the various Singaporean phrases) and ...more

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Jun 22, 2018 Jenny marked it as abandoned

I have now tried to read this book three times, getting 5%, 20%, and 35% into it respectively. I would not have tried as hard if it weren’t for “rep sweats”, but that’s kind of the territory. It turns out I’m not super interested in pages of descriptions of excessive luxury, the lives of people who delight in being vicious and mercenary about money they don’t deserve, and characters we are told rather than shown are interesting people. It’s like the show Revenge except I can’t actually look at t ...more

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Feb 10, 2018 Rachel Simone rated it it was ok

Shelves: book-club

2.5 stars

This book should've been 200 pages shorter. I was beaten over the head with how ruthless and materialistic these people were. I get it. He could've combined a few characters / sub-plots to achieve this. Most (all?) of the characters were two-dimensional, which actually didn't bother me too much since it was such a circus, but I didn't really connect with any of the characters as a result.

The descriptions of food were A+. The friendship between Nick and Colin was a nice break from the re ...more

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