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Crazy Rich Asians
- By: Kevin Kwan
- Narrated by: Lynn Chen
- Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 78
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 77
Crazy Rich Asians is the outrageously funny debut novel about three super-rich, pedigreed Chinese families and the gossip, backbiting, and scheming that occurs when the heir to one of the most massive fortunes in Asia brings home his ABC (American-born Chinese) girlfriend to the wedding of the season. When Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home, long drives to explore the island, and quality time with the man she might one day marry.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Good for Western ears, not actual Asians
- By Amazon Customer on 08-31-18
- Crazy Rich Asians
- By: Kevin Kwan
- Narrated by: Lynn Chen
Good for Western ears, not actual Asians
Reviewed: 08-31-18
if you're a Western(American) listener with no clue how Singaporeans, Chinese etc actually sound like, this version is fine. However, if you actually have any background as to how Mandarin, Cantonese, Malay or even Singlish is actually spoken, you might find the mangling of these languages by the VO highly irritating if not downright cringeful. While the narrator may be of Asian descent judging by her name, it's clear she's not a speaker of any of the Asian languages that pepper the text all throughout and does little to bring it to life. Better to invest the time in reading and relying on your imagination yourself!
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