The Wangs vs. the World
By Jade Chang
This was a fun read. Very intelligent writing, looking at the lives of a Chinese immigrant family in the U.S. It talks about identity, how identities change with the first generation, and the downfall of the patriarch of the family who loses the millions he made in his cosmetics company through bad business decisions and the crash of 2008.
Very readable, though nothing particularly special.
Rating: 3/5
Recommendation: Sure, why not.
In a somewhat similar genre are the books, "Crazy Rich Asians" and "China Rich Girlfriend". These two novels are about the lives of nouveau ultra-rich Asian families from China, Singapore and Malaysia. A third book in the series has just been published, "Rich People Problems". These books read like fantasy fiction, but I'm sure there is a lot of reality in the way these ultra-rich people live, and that what was interesting for me: how they think about money and spend it: the shopping, the houses, the cars, the decor, the handbags, the jewelry, the family ties, old and new money, etc. Fantastical, yet undoubtedly many shades of reality.
Recommended:
Crazy Rich Asians
China Rich Girlfriend
No comments:
Post a Comment