Boganmeldelse af 'Crazy Rich Asians'

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan. Kwan stated that his intention in writing the novel was to "introduce a contemporary Asia to a North American audience". He claimed the novel was loosely based on his own childhood in Singapore. The novel is the outrageously debut about three super-rich, posh Chinese families and the gossip, scheming that occurs when Nick Young, the son of the elegant, over-protective Eleanor Young brings home his ABC (American-born Chinese) girlfriend Rachel Chu to his best friend Collin Coo’s wedding, the wedding of the century.

The book is told from the perspective of five main characters: Rachel Chu, Nicholas (Nick) Young, Eleanor Young, Astrid Leong, and Edison Cheng. Eleanor Young is Nick's controlling mother who is obsessed with prestige and pride. Since Nick was born, she has allowed her mother-in-law, the Young family matriarch, to practically raise her only child, so that,she will leave the family fortune to him. As a result, Eleanor is not very involved in Nick's upbringing and is even separated from his father, who chooses to live and work in Australia to manage their family's businesses there. She is also strongly against Nick dating someone outside the close-knit, rich circle of her friends and plans to sabotage Nick and Rachel's relationship. She hires a private detective to gather information on Rachel's family, which she later attempts to use to drive Rachel out of Nick's life, but in the end it results in her son freezing her out of his life. Rachel is shocked when she learns who her fathe is and leaves to stay with her friend Goh Peik Lin and her family.