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A Book Mostly About Food Reminds You to Eat the Rich

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

January 27, 2021 by wicherwill 2 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Kevin Kwan, reread

wicherwill's CBR13 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Kevin Kwan, reread ·
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A Ostentatious Room With a Boring View

Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan

January 24, 2021 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

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, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Kevin Kwan, pass

wicherwill's CBR13 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Kevin Kwan, pass ·
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CBR12 Book Bingo – Green

Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan

September 29, 2020 by randirock Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr12bingo, crazy rich asians, Kevin Kwan

randirock's CBR12 Review No:45 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr12bingo, crazy rich asians, Kevin Kwan ·
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Never saw the movie, and the book has not inspired me to do so

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

July 21, 2020 by CoffeeShopReader 2 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Romance Tagged With: cbr12bingo, comedy, crazy rich asians, Kevin Kwan, Romance, romantic comedy, soap opera

CoffeeShopReader's CBR12 Review No:63 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Romance · Tags: cbr12bingo, comedy, crazy rich asians, Kevin Kwan, Romance, romantic comedy, soap opera ·
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New car, caviar, four-star daydream. (CBR12Bingo: I WISH)

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

July 6, 2020 by octothorp Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Romance Tagged With: cbr12bingo, Kevin Kwan

octothorp's CBR12 Review No:75 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Romance · Tags: cbr12bingo, Kevin Kwan ·
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A Good Bridge Novel

China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan

June 4, 2020 by randirock Leave a Comment

I’m not sure if “Bridge Novel” is a term that I just made up. Let’s pause for Googling… … OK. Nothing came up. I’m going to claim it as my own. What is a “Bridge Novel”, you ask? According to the randirock dictionary, it is the second book in a series that usually follows a wildly popular premiere book and sets the stage, or bridges the gap, for book three. China Rich Girlfriend is the second book in the crazy popular, crazy fun Crazy Rich Asians trilogy. […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Kevin Kwan

randirock's CBR12 Review No:35 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Kevin Kwan ·
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