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A brilliant and utterly engaging novel—Emma set in modern Asia—about a young woman’s rise in the glitzy, moneyed city of Singapore, where old traditions clash with heady modern materialism.
On the edge of twenty-seven, Jazzy hatches a plan for her and her best girlfriends: Sher, Imo, and Fann. Before the year is out, these Sarong Party Girls will all have spectacular weddings to rich ang moh—Western expat—husbands, with Chanel babies (the cutest status symbols of all) quickly to follow. Razor-sharp, spunky, and vulgarly brand-obsessed, Jazzy is a determined woman who doesn’t lose.
As she fervently pursues her quest to find a white husband, this bombastic yet tenderly vulnerable gold-digger reveals the contentious gender politics and class tensions thrumming beneath the shiny exterior of Singapore’s glamorous nightclubs and busy streets, its grubby wet markets and seedy hawker centers. Moving through her colorful, stratified world, she realizes she cannot ignore the troubling incongruity of new money and old-world attitudes which threaten to crush her dreams. Desperate to move up in Asia’s financial and international capital, will Jazzy and her friends succeed?
Vividly told in Singlish—colorful Singaporean English with its distinctive cadence and slang—Sarong Party Girls brilliantly captures the unique voice of this young, striving woman caught between worlds. With remarkable vibrancy and empathy, Cheryl Tan brings not only Jazzy, but her city of Singapore, to dazzling, dizzying life.
ASIN : B017H7FU4Y
Publisher : William Morrow
Accessibility : Learn more
Publication date : July 12, 2016
Edition : Reprint
Language : English
File size : 1.4 MB
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 315 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-0062448989
Page Flip : Enabled
Best Sellers Rank: #1,291,862 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #701 in Asian American & Pacific Islander Literature eBooks #1,241 in Asian American & Pacific Islander Literature (Books) #1,293 in Single Women Fiction
Customer Reviews: 3.5 3.5 out of 5 stars 335 ratings var dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction; P.when(‘A’, ‘ready’).execute(function(A) { if (dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction !== true) { dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction = true; A.declarative( ‘acrLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault”: true }, function (event) { if (window.ue) { ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } } ); } }); P.when(‘A’, ‘cf’).execute(function(A) { A.declarative(‘acrStarsLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault” : true }, function(event){ if(window.ue) { ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } }); });
Customers say
Customers have mixed opinions about the book’s readability, with some finding it entertaining while others consider it among the worst books they’ve read. The storyline receives mixed reactions, with one customer enjoying the journey through Singapore’s nightlife, while another finds it confusing. The language also divides opinions, with some appreciating the natural flow of Singlish while others find there’s too much of it.
Reviewer: Suzanne NYC
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A hilarious ride through the dating scene in Singapore.
Review: A delightful and hilarious story! Jane Austen meets modern Singaporean women! Jazzy, the protagonist, is a fascinating, upbeat, and totally engaging character. The descriptions of the social, romantic, and sexual adventures of the four girlfriends while husband-hunting gives both a fun ride and a glimpse into the stratifications of Singaporean society. A surprising and satisfying read.
Reviewer: Anna L Drexler
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Having spent a few years living in Singapore i enjoyed the ‘Singlish’ language and insider’s view of the city …
Review: Entertaining, and an interesting snapshot on race, class, and sex dynamics for modern Singaporean women. Having spent a few years living in Singapore i enjoyed the ‘Singlish’ language and insider’s view of the city but was a bit disappointed by the frenzied materialism and felt the characters had a lot of potential for depth that went unrealized.
Reviewer: Alieeeson
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Sensational
Review: Well I hope this isn’t based on real SPGs coz if it is they are superficial, crass and just not very nice.It was a bit hard to read as it was written in Singlish, but very enjoyable nonetheless.
Reviewer: carol
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Don’t waste your money!
Review: I was born and raised in Singapore so, as I began reading the first 10 pages or so of this book, it was amusing to become familiar with the Singapore jargon. Eventually, however, this became wearisome and the plot didn’t go anywhere. It became an endless tale of clubbing, getting drunk, and getting laid. I began skipping whole paragraphs just to get to the end – and it went nowhere! What a waste of money and time.
Reviewer: Rowena H.
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Too much Singlish – an uncomfortable medium of English comprehension level in Singlish!
Review: I did not get past the first few pages because the Singlish medium of language was too uncomfortable to read for someone who was brought up and schooled in the Queen’s English. A spattering of Singlish peppered here and there, would have been more comfortable to my comprehension.
Reviewer: Skraeling
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: An off-beat look at an off-beat Singapore confirm
Review: One fine fine look at the lives of young women in Singapore, trying hard hard to find right guy while getting mabok so so often lah. Jazzy is great ah huay confirm and the Singlish flows naturally. (Do they really understand each other wonder.) Not the tourist Singapore so take one good trip through this atas book for world you didn’t know. Tan is fine fine talent.
Reviewer: george n
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: SPG is a fun read. At times it seems staged
Review: SPG is a fun read. At times it seems staged, but I enjoyed the journey through Singapore’s night life. Great beach/light read. I loved the ending — perfect.
Reviewer: Don Woods
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: a funny, vulgar, sentimental, sad, and happy novel. Go figure.
Review: You will learn a lot about the young women of Singapore; sometimes more than you want to know.
Reviewer: Hussain
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I thought it was wickedly innovative and so addictive, I couldn’t put this book down. Clever, witty and a different perspective of dating and dating expectations in Singapore.
Reviewer: Metter
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Interesting story however, lacks substance and drama.
Reviewer: olivia
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Sadly, I didn’t get much out of this book. The main character has her high points,but for most of the book you Just keep waiting for something to change and it just doesn’t. The characters main moment auf growth is in the last 10 pages. For most of the book it’s just her getting drunk, at a party.Also the book includes moment of prostitution, one occasion that is pretty much rape and tons of sexual harrasment. Which is totally fine to write about, but this marketet as a chicklit/romcom and it’s misleading when so much of it is about serious topics. It also has no similarities to Austen’.s work that I could see.Lastly, the book is written in Singlist,which you get used to pretty quickly, but it would have been nich to have a glossary for the most used words at the end.Overall if you want to read a fun romcom this ain’t it, -but if you’re interested in what life is like for women in Singapore this is the book for you.
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I realise this book is written in “ Singlish” but it drove me to despair, I gave up half way through.
Reviewer: Charlene C
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I enjoyed the reading the book, and as I grew up in Singapore, I could easily ‘hear’ the characters as I read them. I think it is a great book with a poignent and sometimes painful insight into what it meant (or still means) to be an Asian female in Singapore. Tan’s Singapore shows how under the shiny, cosmopolitan and progressive veneer, its culture is rooted in misogyny, class discrimination and a certain kind of racism.While Tan’s characters feel real and authentic, they make use of a lot of local speech patterns, and I think readers who are unfamiliar with the lingo may find the dialogue challenging at times. Some characters also repeat certain phrases a lot, which, while accurate, can get slightly repetitive for the reader.
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