cheesy and unrealistic

I struggled with this book. I got it because it was rated so highly on goodreads, but I can't see why. The positives: The family dynamics and the cultural descriptions are great, but:
- the romance is so cheesy,
-you need to completely suspend your awareness of reality (surely there is incriminating cctv a luxury hotel resort?!?)
-the style of descriptive language is quite high school in style.

I was happy when it was over tbh.

2 people found this helpful

Boring, had to return

It feels like something written by someone who does not read books. Slow, excessively padded, with lots of repetition and immature comments. I could see this being a successful light comedy but could not hold my interest as a book.
The characters would probably be fun on film but felt undeveloped for a book. Would not recommend and ended up returning it.

2 people found this helpful

Funny and fabulous book!

Dial A for Aunties is filled with one chaotic event after another. We follow Meddy Chan, a wedding photographer, and her aunties all trying to hide a secret from everyone else. In the process, Meddy ends up forming a beautiful relationship with her aunts and begins to understand just how much her mother loves her, even if that meant hiding a dead body!

I loved every aspect of this book- the chaos, the humour, the confusion, the depiction of Indonesian culture, and even the love interest. While at some points it felt slightly predictable, it went away within two seconds, the moment another crazy thing happened.

This was such a joyful ride and a perfect book to cheer yourself up after a stressful day!

2 people found this helpful

Twists and turns worthy of PG Wodehouse himself

A great hoot with a crazy plot and mad capers against the backdrop of a wedding. Could see this making a good romcom film. As I said, worthy of Wodehouse himself whose characters were also often plagued by overbearing aunts. I personally didn't think the (occasional) swearing was necessary or appropriate for this kind of book. Also, it might have benefited by cutting down a bit. All in all, great fun and I would recommend.

1 person found this helpful

DNF

I liked the narrators voice, sometimes distinctions between the aunts wasn’t obvious but overall, the book was really slow and I DNF.

Too slapstick for me!

Think “Carry on” film in book form, set within Asian culture. Fun filled but grated after a while. You really have to be able to suspend all sense of reality to enjoy this. Sadly, too slapstick for me.

So much fun to read!!

I laughed a lot. How silly and wacky it was. I know a lot of it was so over the top and sometimes unrealistic but if you can see past that you will find this a very enjoyable read. If you liked Crazy rich Asians and Weekend at Bernies you will enjoy this too!!

Brilliant!!!

i actually quite like the book. when i started this book i was not sure about and kinda hesitated at first but once i started, i have to admit that i can’t put it down. finished in 3 days and i’m so glad that i’ve picked this up. love the Aunties and huge thanks to Audible and Jesse Q Sutanto for this joyride!!!♥️♥️♥️

Review. Dial A for Aunties

I loved this book. It was such a delight to read. I loved the love and chaos of the family. It was funny and very enjoyable.