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content warnings (some mentioned in review): ableism, racism, classism, domestic abuse, child abuse, cheating
this follows three affluent chinese families and shows each of their viewpoints (and more). the main story follows rachel and nick. rachel is an american-born chinese and nick is her boyfriend of nearly two years whose family rachel really doesn’t know much about. they visit singapore together since nick’s friend is getting married. rachel is not entirely sure what to expect when she goes ...more
this follows three affluent chinese families and shows each of their viewpoints (and more). the main story follows rachel and nick. rachel is an american-born chinese and nick is her boyfriend of nearly two years whose family rachel really doesn’t know much about. they visit singapore together since nick’s friend is getting married. rachel is not entirely sure what to expect when she goes ...more
I didn't realize how attached I got to some of these characters until closer to the end, and when I realized it, I was shocked.
I was just reading along, thinking "this is okay" until stuff really started happening toward the end and I wanted to cry for Rachel, for her mom, for Astrid...and even a little for Nick. This is fully entertaining and while I do not think it is something I will rave about for years to come or go back and re-read, it was still crazy levels of fun to read. I am thoroughl ...more
I was just reading along, thinking "this is okay" until stuff really started happening toward the end and I wanted to cry for Rachel, for her mom, for Astrid...and even a little for Nick. This is fully entertaining and while I do not think it is something I will rave about for years to come or go back and re-read, it was still crazy levels of fun to read. I am thoroughl ...more
I saw the movie first and enjoyed it! Especially after reading descriptions of the houses and dresses etc, it helps to see it in a movie version. I enjoyed the book too, the depth of backstories and different perspectives. It's always interesting to learn more about other cultures but it wasn't so heavy that I had to take breaks while reading it which was one of the things I liked about it.
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