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by Kevin Kwan
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Meledstic
Meledstic rated it 12 years ago
I'm trying to figure out just what it was that made me think I would like this book. It was on EW's summer must read list, so maybe that's what it was as I also got 2 others that were on that list, but I'm pretty certain I'm going to like both of them. This, however, is the type of book that usual...
Pingwing's Bookshelf
Pingwing's Bookshelf rated it 12 years ago
(From www.pingwings.ca)I heard about this book through the Chapters Fiction blog a while back, and when I saw it in a bookstore a couple of weeks ago, I couldn’t resist picking up a copy!Here is the Goodreads summary:Crazy Rich Asians is the outrageously funny debut novel about three super-rich, ped...
Abandoned by Booklikes
Abandoned by Booklikes rated it 12 years ago
I obtained this book since I heard many great things about it and it was being touted as a real look at Asian cultures and how they operate. I seriously think that this novel should have been marketed more as Asian chick lit though since it does read as a chick lit novel only taking place in Asia. I...
Thierry
Thierry rated it 12 years ago
Fun. Enjoyable. Satirical enough not to fall too much into pure chick-lit.
newskepticx's blog
newskepticx's blog rated it 12 years ago
I laughed several times each chapter. Even though I'm unfamiliar with Singapore, I sure as hell want to go now. The food descriptions were to die for and I love and loathe each one of the characters. This is the best recent read in a while.
Doubleday Publishing
Doubleday Publishing rated it 12 years ago
When Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians has a mother in Singapore telling her girls to finish everything on their plates because ‘there are children starving in America,’ it’s O.K. to get the joke. There’s no need to dwell on what it really means. Crazy Rich Asians is this summer’s ‘Bergdorf Blondes,’ o...
mags
mags rated it 12 years ago
"Aimed at: Bridget Jones lovers and those who got the satire behind Psy's Gangnam Style."Basically, aimed at: me. Well, target acquired. I'm game.
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