Last Tang Standing: The most hilarious, feel-good debut romcom you’ll read all year!

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could have been straight, married a man she wanted to marry, and Andrea still would have been the last Tang standing. The romance between the characters is so slow burn it will make you pull your hair sometimes but is so damn realistic and cute, you either wish this to happen to you or just wait until he appear in front of you. Andrea is a relatable, laugh-out-loud protagonist, a high achiever who also gives in to her weaker instincts on occasion. Last Tang Standing is a fun, funny, addictive adventure starring a loveable heroine with impeccable taste in handbags (if not men).

The book focuses on Andrea's desire to progress in her career, the fact she hates her job and felt like she didn't have a choice outside of law and medicine. I usually adore difficult heroines, but Andrea is frustrating because she can’t decide whether to take care of herself or wait in a state of not-taking-care-of-herself for someone else to show up and manage her life for her. Hailing from Malaysia, she is currently based in Singapore, where she’s ostensibly working on her next novel while attempting to parent. If you miss Bridget Jones’s Diary, and wish it was set in a world with only people of color (God, yes) this book is similar enough in tone that you might want to give it a try.This was pitched as Bridget Jones Diary meets Crazy Rich Asians and I would definitely have to agree with that sentiment. Told in diary form, we see Andrea’s at times self-destructive life as she attempts to balance work and her love life. The plot at first is slow pacing for those who DNF'd a little earlier just wait until after chapter 7 (You won't regret it) and then is so fast pacing you won't stop reading. May 3, 2020: I'm so ready to be taken into all the Singaporean wealth and shine through this book since it's compared to Crazy Rich Asians and of course I want to read a Southeast Asian character. She mistakes him for the staff because of his rumpled clothing, and willingness to listen to her make fun of rich people.

A smart and witty depiction of navigating the world of dating, coupled with the messy (but amusing) dynamics of family life.

There are many characters in the story hence the last thing you want is a complex and sophisticated cross-over between each of them. Last Tang Standing is a fun, funny, addictive adventure starring a loveable heroine with impeccable taste in handbags (if not men). She’s also self-loathing, and engages in the kind of casual fat shaming that would be right at home in Bridget Jones’s Diary.

Lauren was an amateur stand-up comic for two years and it was during a gig that the idea for Last Tang Standing began to germinate. If you want a light but equally inspiring story to read during summer, give Last Tang Standing a go. On a more serious note, the more time I spent with you, the more convinced I was that you were the person I wanted to end up with, because you challenge me, you keep me on my toes, and you make me miss you when you’re not around. What stands out to me is at the end of the book when the MC questions her mother about this, she says that her child would have to convert and possibly must tolerate her husband marrying multiple other women. Throw in some crazy friends, some alcohol, more meddling by family, and you have a woman who's on the brink of either alcoholism or insanity.

I was impatient with Andrea’s refusals to acknowledge their pants feelings even after many almost-kisses. However, I am not suggesting that Andrea was given an artificially perfect and well-rounded personality. Meanwhile, Suresh keeps pushing Andrea to talk about their attraction, but he doesn’t end his engagement. I'm positively surprised by the condition of this used-book, it said the condition is "acceptable", which would also be ok for me, but what I have in my hand is pretty good, I see that there's a little scratched spot on the cover, but that does not bother me in the least. The representations of the multiracial people of Singapore and Malaysia were definitely there but unfortunately there was something that I couldn't look pass and hope it were changed.