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The Grass Was Hysterical with Dew

Entitlement by Rumaan Alam

August 24, 2026 by G.D. Giant Leave a Comment

Ugh. This is the second book I’ve read in a row now where the characters are terrible people who are impossible to root for. The first was Yesteryear, Caro Claire Burke, and now it’s Entitlement, by Rumaan Alam. In Entitlement, we have aged billionaire Asher Jaffe, who creates a foundation to “give away” his fortune before he dies. Unsurprisingly, Jaffe turns out not to be a good person. He spends nearly a million dollars on a birthday present for his wife, but thinks $10k is […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #taxtherich, adult fiction, cbr18bingo, cbr18bingo Wealth, Money, NYC, Rumaan Alam

G.D. Giant's CBR18 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #taxtherich, adult fiction, cbr18bingo, cbr18bingo Wealth, Money, NYC, Rumaan Alam ·
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