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A Book Mostly About Food Reminds You to Eat the Rich

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

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Re-read because I came across the clip at the very beginning on YouTube and then wanted to re-read the book and now it is an hour and a half later and this was a BIG mistake. UGH. After having read Sex and Vanity I also thought of this book fondly, but upon re-reading I’m forced to admit it’s actually not as great as I remember. I think the parts that are tbe best are all the middling bits that aren’t plot-driven–where Kwan is sharing peeks into Singaporean […]

A Ostentatious Room With a Boring View

Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan

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Two things. First is, while I didn’t read the summary for this book ahead of time, the A Room with a View vibes are VERY strong with this one (Lucy/George should just be the giveaway). Happy to report, Ms. Rabin, that your lessons on this book were vivid and strong enough to last many many years later. Second is, a friend of mine pointed out that the romance element of Crazy Rich Asians was pretty weak. This is not a false statement! Nick Young is a sketched out man, […]

CBR12 Book Bingo – Green

Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan

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To round out the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy, I had to read Rich People Problems. I say “had to” because this was my least favorite of the three. However, I felt invested in the characters, and I love to tie a nice bow on a good series, which, altogether, I think it was. It was certainly an entertaining distraction from the events of 2020. It’s been about two months since I’ve read Rich People Problems, and I think it speaks to the quality of the book when I say that I […]

Never saw the movie, and the book has not inspired me to do so

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

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Bingo Review 6: Adaptation I never did go see the movie Crazy Rich Asians, but when it first came out and was such a big hit, I thought it sounded entertaining, and picked up the book. It’s been on my shelf ever since. I haven’t gotten to it until now because I often don’t like general fiction novels or romance. This book was written very much as a romantic comedy, and much of the plot follows the expected trajectory of boy and girl are getting […]

New car, caviar, four-star daydream. (CBR12Bingo: I WISH)

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

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This might be a little bit of a cheat, because I don’t actually want to be “Crazy Rich.” But bog-standard garden variety rich? That I could do.  My 2007 Toyota Yaris just broke in a way that will cost half the blue book value to fix, and I’m lucky enough that I have a 401K to take a loan against for the replacement car’s down payment. But man, would it be nice to have a “just for the hell of it” trip to Paris to […]



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