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Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

55 reviews

cecilielaugesen's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

If you can ignore all the racism,  classism and prejudice it is a funny enough read!
A lot of the book was just a bunch of people sitting around and judging others…. And when I say a bunch, I mean a confusing amount of characters and names. To be fair, I don’t think it helped that I listened to the book, but still; so many characters and names.
I actually really liked the ending, and I applaud Rachel for being the badass she is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Alcohol

oonawoodbury's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia and Racism

cdoubet's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Racism, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Racial slurs

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infertility, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

deviousjen's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Racism

Minor: Racial slurs

abbyschafer's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

I read this as if it was an extended cut of the movie 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual violence

Minor: Fatphobia

mattyvreads's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

Urmmm… so… I didn’t care for this book. Parts of it were wonderful! I think it is definitely successful as a romance novel. There were real moments of humor and genuine surprise, but overall the storytelling and the content did not work for me.

My main critique all boils down to one pervasive thought I couldn’t shake: “this book was so glaringly written by a man.” In every description of the female characters, to the sexualized POV of the supporting female cast. Those elements were so distracting and strange that they really took me out. The book could have definitely used some major editing.

Besides that, the pacing and structure of the story made absolutely no sense to me. The twists (which do not make sense) are misplaced in the story.

Despite the book’s length, there is absolutely no resolution to Nick’s conflict with his family. There is barely a resolution between Rachel and Nick, too, and they’re the main characters! The twists left me more confused than enlightened.

Plus there’s like a whole chapter full of racial/homophobic slurs for some reason…. I’m remain… confused. 

Regardless, I think I’m glad I read it?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Classism

Moderate: Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

macliffe's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Pregnancy

nataliebootlah's review

funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I know, I know. I’m late to the party. 

I’ve learned a lot about the wealth gap, classism, and money in general as I’ve grown up (and wiser, as they say 😉). But Crazy Rich Asians was something else entirely. While I know this is fictional, I wouldn’t be surprised at the amount of money people surely drop on crazy things simply because they can.

Crazy Rich Asians follows Singapore’s richest families as they work very hard… at upstaging their fellow rich frenemies. While the characters flaunt their money in abhorrently lavish ways, the author really draws attention to class discrimination, how many ways someone can turn up their nose at someone or something, and just how incredibly unlikable these characters were. But I guess that’s the point. 

This one is for you if you love gossip, extravagance, scheming, and drama. Now I’m off to finally watch the movie! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Bullying

voldycat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Classism

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Drug use, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

theuncannydani's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, and Stalking