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Meh. I was looking for a silly, fun book to read over the holidays. It was certainly silly, but lacked the acerbic wit of his second book in this series, China Rich Girlfriend. It’s all a fairly ridiculous premise: soap opera drama amongst the old money Singapore families and their jet setting children, with an American middle class kid thrown into the mix. I’m glad I read this, as it helps me understand the characters in the series a little better, but it was pretty heavy handed with the dialog
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Jun 17, 2018
Denise Cormaney
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This book is exactly perfect for what it is: an addictive, campy, can’t-put-it-down read. I kept hearing about this book, but I finally decided to give it a try when someone told me she stayed awake on a transatlantic flight reading the whole thing, cover to cover.
I listened to the audio version, and the narrator was FANTASTIC. She managed to do separate voices and accents for the book’s many characters, and made an already compelling story flow seamlessly. If you’re looking for a summer read, ...more
I listened to the audio version, and the narrator was FANTASTIC. She managed to do separate voices and accents for the book’s many characters, and made an already compelling story flow seamlessly. If you’re looking for a summer read, ...more
This was a fun, frothy read -- great for vacation, which is when I read it, though I was a little jealous of the huge, spacious houses and bathrooms while I was fighting to turn around in my tiny little shower on the cruise ship. It was a little confusing to keep track of all of the families and characters and I thought some of the storylines were pretty choppy, but it was overall enjoyable. I bet the movie will be lots of fun and super decadent.
A quick read. Lots of characters to keep track of, a lot of glitz, but more depth than some other books about the rich or urban young.
Very much enjoyed this more on a reread.
May 08, 2018
Joanne
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Sep 08, 2018
Christina MOVED TO STORYGRAPH Perucci
marked it as to-read
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