Cannonball Read 9

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

Honestly, by the end of the trilogy, I just felt sick.

Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan

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I really liked Crazy Rich Asians. I’ll still see the movie. I have high hopes. It was a mostly fun look at the immense level of wealth in Singapore, and how these uber-wealthy families live their lives out in the world. And I had some trouble with the second book, China Rich Girlfriend. All the details that had been amusingly shocking in the first book were now just shocking and a bit disgusting. The sheer waste of money on things like clothes and jewelry and handbags was just overwhelming and perplexing to me. And the attempted murder? No thanks. But […]

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7/17/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:45 |

More reckless spending on display in the name of excess…

China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan

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China Rich Girlfriend is Kevin Kwan’s sequel to Crazy Rich Asians. Even though the first book was imperfect in many ways, I really loved it because it was sort of the first time I’ve seen Asians portrayed in an atypical fashion in English-language fiction. I also recognized a lot of my Singapore family in the first book, so I think that helped as well. That being said, I’m really not as keen about the sequel. Rachel Chu and Nick Young is back, as is Nick’s mother, Eleanor. There are a whole host of new characters introduced, while some old faces make […]

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5/25/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:5 |

Su Yi’s dying, who’s got the will?

Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan

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The short, short review: YESSSSSSS! The short review: the Youngs of Tyersall Park are back in fine form in the last entry in the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy. If you enjoyed either of the first two books, you’re going to want to read this one. The long review: from the end of Crazy Rich Asians, readers had to know this book was coming. With Nick, the long-presumed heir of Tyersall Park, disinherited, who was going to get the estate and all that fabulous wealth? Ethereal goddess Astrid? Venal Eddie? One of the innumerable other Young cousins? It could go any […]

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5/16/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:19 |

The last one was fun. This one felt more like homework.

China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan

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Remember a few years ago when the ridiculously fun Crazy Rich Asians came out? And we all devoured it and laughed and said, well, that was crazy but it was fun, and then forgot about it? Well, our favorite (and lots of our not-so-favorite) crazy, rich Asians are back in the sequel. China Rich Girlfriend is still the story of Rachel and Nick, and how their marriage has broken apart Nick’s family. But this book is about soooooooo much more. And I don’t necessarily mean that in a good way. Not only do we revisit every single character from the first book, […]

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2/11/2016 | 's CBR8 Review No:9 |

Richer than the people richer than God

China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan

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China Rich Girlfriend, the sequel to Crazy Rich Asians, was all over the place. It’s a testament to Kevin Kwan’s ability to craft interesting characters that this is getting 3 stars instead of 2. I think the makings of a great story are in this novel, but his editors needed to help Kwan focus the story more. Spoilers ahead if you haven’t read Crazy Rich Asians (the first book). It’s been two years since the end of book 1 and Rachel and Nick are getting ready to tie the knot. He’s still on the outs with his disapproving family and […]

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1/19/2016 | 's CBR8 Review No:9 |

Richer Than God

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

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This was one of those books that takes over your life for a couple of days while you speed through it. It was incredibly fun. Rachel Chu, an ABC (American Born Chinese), agrees to spend the summer with her boyfriend in Singapore, but she doesn’t know what she’s getting into. Her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, is from one of the oldest and richest families in Singapore. His family has plenty of opinions about his future wife so even though Rachel has a PhD in economics and works as a professor, she’s still seen as a low class, gold-digging impostor by most […]

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1/17/2016 | 's CBR8 Review No:8 |

Snobbery and Materialism: The Kardashians but with more money

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

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Rachel and Nick are professors in New York City who have been dating for about two years. When Nick invites Rachel to spend the summer with him in Singapore, she’s excited to meet Nick’s family and learn more about where he grew up. What she doesn’t know is that Nick is from one of the richest, most powerful Asian families in the world. In the materialistic world of “crazy rich Asians,” Nick is one of the most sought after bachelors and his every move is under intense scrutiny and judgment. Rachel wanders onto this scene completely unaware and unprepared for […]

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1/29/2014 | 's CBR6 Review No:5 |

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