![]() ![]() Some of the themes that Kwan touched on were good, but again, we've seen many of them before in other iterations of his previous work. However, that's impossible to do here: This novel is written with the identical dishy tone and footnotes as Kwan's first three novels, and while the characters are different, a lot of the overarching messages and world-building were very similar.īut when I thought about it, what was much more difficult to overlook was that Sex and Vanity's arc was much like Crazy Rich Asians' narrative in many ways, except I think Rachel Chu made for a much more captivating heroine than Lucie. When I was reading Sex and Vanity, I intentionally tried not to compared it to Kevin Kwan's Crazy Rich Asians series. ![]() (I hate me too!) One thing I've learned from seeing how a variety of authors reinterpret past literature is that the best adaptations are those that don't just shuffle a few things around and give the source material a fresh coat of paint they really seek to rebuild that work from scratch and keep its essential lessons while providing a new landscape. I should know I'm the bitch who read four different Pride & Prejudice retellings in the past two months. ![]() I'm sorry to say it, but.I wasn't a fan of this novel. *takes deep breath* *prepares for pitchforks* ![]()
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