fantastically written, not spoken well at all

the speaker has a pleasant voice but often emphasises incorrectly and gets accents completely wrong. Not saying its easy, but its a shame as this is the only thing that stops this audiobook from being a masterpiece!

6 Leute fanden das hilfreich

I recommend reading the book.

I enjoyed listening to the story eventhough the narrator's pronunciation of local words were frequently inaccurate. With so much details in the book, I could imagine that reading it would be even more enjoyable.

5 Leute fanden das hilfreich

the nuances the movie misses are in the book

Great book, it gives you a picture of Singapore that is truly decadent. the characters develop beautifully through the book. Some of the accents that Lynn Chen tries for some of the characters are a bit awkward and don't quite work.

1 Person fand das hilfreich

Pure Unterhaltung!

Die Sprecherin kann die Eigenarten der Charaktere super darstellen. Witzig und anrührend zugleich. Sehr empfehlenswert.

Quite alright for a rainy day

Over all it’s a nice story with occasional portrays of the Asian family minded mentality, which is a refreshing and much needed angle. However it also draws a picture of a supposed materialistic and slightly vulgar part of society and whilst listening I have often felt that the characters and the writing style of Kevin Kwan wants for elegance.
The voice or the narrator, Lynn Chen, takes some getting used to, especially with one of the protagonists, who is supposed to have a British accent or when she pronounces anything in French.

Unexpected

I was looking for an easy read. At the beginning it was just that. Then however, it got really interesting. Good storyline, non-predictable story!

Very entertaining and catching story

A funny story with a moral told in a authentic chinese way. If you know a bit about China, Malaysia and have maybe been there you can relate to the different places, foods, way the natives talk and their ethnics. I had fun listening to this book and like that the narrate seems to be Chinese herself and gets across the dialect very well. Contrary to other reviews I do not think that words were mispronounced.

So Chinese

The story may be a bit exaggerated but for somebody living in a Chinese environment as non-Chinese, it is very entertaining. The speaker fits well.

Genial!!

Beste Sprecherin überhaupt! Wahnsinn wie gut sie die Dialekte und die schwierigen Namen ausgesprochen und gesprochen hat! Bin sehr begeistert und kann das Höebuch absolut empfehlen! Die Geschichte ist ebenfalls sehr mitreißend und unterhaltsam!

sorry, it I couldn't stay connected with this book

It didn't capture me. I kept loosing concentration. The voice was slightly monotonous. To be honest I fast forwarded. Bored to hear about fashion. story was weak. such a shame. Because I usually lovely audio books.