Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

it was a slow start for me. honestly, i wouldn’t want to be caught dead reading it. but once i get into the ‘groove’, it was a fast page turner. and it was a good light reading for entertainment. it has some form of suspense, a love story, a family ordeal and mostly funny.

i couldn’t quite believe there are actually such crazy rich asians in singapore, however, the story are believable maybe because of the places, road names and food mention are familiar and close to home, you could picture them exactly how it is. there are even places that peaked my interest to look it up just to see if the place really do exist, like tyersall park and pulau samsara.

i enjoyed the conversations between the characters, the gossips, the rich description of luxurious haute couture and jewelries, yachts and hotels. you begin to love the main characters, the couple Nick and Rachel and start rooting for their relationship to survive the family hurdles they face. i like it too that most of the main characters ‘receive’ enough room to grow and develop, such that you could see the situations from their perspectives, so it was not a rushed ‘need’ to touch and go on the characters. and just as i thought i am done with the climax and thought the story is ending within the next few pages, i still had two-3 chapters to go. and i am so glad that readers could get some ‘answers’ towards the end. i really appreciated this kind of stories who dont leave us hanging or having to derive our own ending.

i am looking forward to read the next two books.

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