China Rich Girlfriend
A Novel
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4.4 • 2.9K Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of the international sensation Crazy Rich Asians delivers a “snarky … wicked … funny” follow-up (The New York Times) that’s a deliciously fun romantic comedy of family, fortune, and fame in Mainland China.
It’s the eve of Rachel Chu’s wedding, and she should be over the moon. She has a flawless Asscher-cut diamond, a wedding dress she loves, and a fiancé willing to thwart his meddling relatives and give up one of the biggest fortunes in Asia in order to marry her. Still, Rachel mourns the fact that her birth father, a man she never knew, won’t be there to walk her down the aisle.
Then a chance accident reveals his identity. Suddenly, Rachel is drawn into a dizzying world of Shanghai splendor, a world where people attend church in a penthouse, where exotic cars race down the boulevard, and where people aren’t just crazy rich … they’re China rich.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Hand-pulled noodles topped with lobster. Diamonds the size of meatballs. Enough luxury brand names to fill a penthouse apartment. A department store’s worth of snarky putdowns and high drama. Like his bestselling debut, Crazy Rich Asians, Kevin Kwan’s second novel is delirious fun with a side of nighttime soap opera. While China Rich Girlfriend revolves around the same characters as the earlier book—primarily NYU professor Nick Young, the scion of one of the wealthiest families in Asia, and his American-born girlfriend, Rachel Chu—anyone can jump right into this modern-day farce and have a ball.
Customer Reviews
Funny and entertaining
The satire is pretty obvious but it still works well. Also, the character development was interesting and sometimes surprising.
the dramaaaa
The only reason I can’t give it 5 stars is because I am not of fan of the Nick and Rachel plot line. It lacked a lot, especially in part 2. I just found myself wanted to skip their POVs. But overall worth the read. I’m diving into book 3 asap.
Funny, witty and a page turner!
I got this book right when it was released! 9 years later, it’s still an awesome read. I can’t wait for the film adaptation of this movie and see the well cultured and descriptive settings that Kwan has meticulously written on the big screen! Hoping sooner rather later.