Recenze Crazy Rich Asians (Movie Tie-In Edition)

A dizzily shopaholic comedy. . . . Wickedly delectable. . . . Offers refreshing nouveau voyeurism to readers who long ago burned out on American and English aspirational fantasies. . . . Hilarious. -Janet Maslin, The New York Times It's impossible not to get sucked into this satirical novel about the jet-setting lives of an enormous busybody family and its infinite Louboutin collection. -Glamour There's rich, there's filthy rich, and then there's crazy rich. . . . A Pride and Prejudice-like send-up. -People If this isn't the funniest book so far this year, it's up there. . . . Kwan, who grew up in Singapore, skewers his subjects deftly, stylishly, and completely-but with heart. -The Denver Post Deliciously decadent. . . . This 48-karat beach read is crazy fun. . . . [Read] Crazy Rich Asians, on an exotic beach in super-expensive sunglasses. -Entertainment Weekly An unputdownably funny, original, modern novel. . . . I actually couldn't put this book down to eat or to watch Downton Abbey. -Plum Sykes, author of Bergdorf Blondes Rachel's squeaky-clean naiveté is a clever foil to the intricate workings of the high-glamour Asian set around her. Chinese on the outside but all-American on the inside, she allows us to see the myriad nuances of intra-Asian culture that the novel goes to great lengths to show. -Tash Aw, NPR Rollicking. . . . A lively, generous story of shallow extravagance and human devotion. -The Boston Globe Original and fun, Crazy Rich Asians is quite a roller coaster trip. I loved it! -Jackie Collins, author of The Power Trip Delightfully soapy. . . . [Crazy Rich Asians] eats its chiffon cake and has it too, simultaneously tut-tutting many of its characters for their vapid materialism while reveling in the milieu's sybaritic excess. -The Wall Street Journal As spicily adventurous and lusciously satisfying as the renowned Singaporean street food Kevin Kwan's characters argue over; hot and sizzling, like the best satay, and dreamily transporting, like everyone's favorite dessert-goreng pisang. Feast on this outrageously funny and insightful novel of modern manners, and enjoy! -Lisa See, author of Dreams of Joy and Shanghai Girls [An] instant favorite. . . . Opulence and zaniness reign. -O, The Oprah Magazine Like Dynasty on steroids with more private jets, bigger houses, and a lot more money. -VanityFair.com Kevin Kwan gets it right in his debut novel steeped in love and dripping with money. -Daily Candy Both a deliciously satiric read and a Fodor's of sorts to the world of Singapore's fabulously moneyed, both new and old. -The Daily News Jane Austen, or maybe Edith Wharton, goes to Singapore, turning in this lively, entertaining novel of manners. -Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Mordantly funny. . . . [A] winning summer satire. -Vogue A juicy, close anthropological read of Singapore high society. -Elle Shrewd, funny, sexy. . . . At once a love story and a potent combination of vintage Jackie Collins and early Evelyn Waugh. -Michael Korda, author of Charmed Lives A witty tongue-in-cheek frolic about what it means to be from really old money and what it's like to be crazy rich. -Publishers Weekly, Pick of the Week schovat popis