Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians #1) by Kevin Kwan

 Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians #1) by Kevin Kwan-527 pages

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Rachel Chu is invited by her boyfriend, Nick Young, to a summer in Singapore with his family. She doesn't know what she's getting herself into, however. Nick's family is "crazy rich" and exists within high society in Singapore. Nick has many cousins and an overprotective, highly selective mother, Eleanor. Can she win over Nick's family? Does Nick even care what his family thinks of Rachel?

So many characters who don't have much to do with Nick and Rachel's part of the story are introduced. Each chapter seems to be from a different character's point of view and many of the characters are not very likeable. Astrid Leong, Nick, Colin, Araminta, and Rachel are the only characters that I personally liked at all. I don't like how Astrid is portrayed in the book vs. how she's portrayed in the movie, though. 

The movie kind of takes the best parts from the book and leaves out the rest. The movie is also different in other ways, mostly for the better. The book isn't terrible, but I wouldn't say it's particularly good, either. It's pretty meh, overall. I enjoy the movie, though. I would give the book 3 stars.