Crazy Rich Asians

Crazy Rich Asians (Book 1 in Trilogy) by Kevin Kwan          Audio Book: 13 hours,  53 minutes      Paperback Book:  544 pages              

I saw the film first and when I saw it was based on a book I had to read the book which is an excellent read and now I find out it is book 1 in a trilogy so I will definetly be looking up the next two titles.   This is such an enjoyable story with many laugh out loud moments.    The characters are written with such exquisite depth and their emotions and circumstances communicated so movingly that you literally feel you are there with them and feeling what they experience.   Kevin Kwan is a uniquely talented writer.   His words go into your brain and you absorb all the details in technicolor and find yourself gasping right along with the character in the situation.   He makes his story that real.      Excellent writing style.     Kevin Kwan is to romantic comedy what Stephen King is to thrilling horror stories.    This story takes you into a whole new world of thought on Chinese culture and even discusses the differences and how they came about from the former regime to the allowance of capitalist culture happening today.   It is shocking in its oppulance.   We in the West aren’t in the know about this sector of Chinese society and it is such an amazing peek into a little discussed reality.   I was in awe.    I recommend this book to everyone, young or old, there is romance, comedy, generational and cultural nuances described, the multi-generational households and the new Western ways introduced with the acquiring of real estate and international commerce.    It is a wonder and while a view behind the veil it is strikingly noted how similar we all are in the end.      Excellent book!

- Shirley J.