6/22/2023 0 Comments China rich girlfriend book review![]() ![]() It’s when the book goes for a more serious tone that it stumbles. ![]() Kwan speaks of this culture with the authoritative tone of an insider, and the best passages are his footnotes with anthropological analysis detailing the habits of various subspecies of “crazy rich Asians". What I enjoyed most while reading China Rich Girlfriend were the moments of nihilistic glee at the self-absorption of the Chinese demimonde, the American Psycho-like obsession with designer brands and desirable addresses. The tangled genealogical web that connects the brooding Carlton Bao, the Singapore-socialite-turned-housewife Astrid Leong, the narcissistic social-media star Colette Bing, the odious social climber Kitty Pong and our unassuming Everywoman Rachel Chu becomes hard to follow.īut the soap opera is less important than the black comedy. ![]() ![]() In this one? It’s just one of many high jinks that begin the wild tale of how Edison’s wealthy aunt learns that the scandalously middle-class woman her son is running away with-Rachel Chu, the protagonist of Crazy Rich Asians-is actually Carlton’s illegitimate half sister and heir to a bigger fortune than her own. In a different novel, the sheer inhumanity of literally erasing a human being’s death would be the core theme. ![]()
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