Rich People Problems (Crazy Rich Asians Trilogy) Hardcover – May 23, 2017

I was definitely into book one. While I’m not drawn to this genre normally, I needed some light summer reading. Well, I kinda of fell in love with Nick and Rachel and their perspective of the story. I was saddened when Rachel lost a large part of the limelight in book two. But to almost completely disappear in book three was just weird. The author can write. There’s no doubting that. I’m just unsure of his reasoning behind having so many characters throughout the series and then taking the main character out of the equation in book 2/3- very odd. It reminded me of a film where the original lead wouldn’t sign up for the sequel. Book three could’ve been a lot better. Definitely a let down for me.

In the concluding book of the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy, the center of attention actually falls on Shang Su Yi, the matriarch of the Young-Leong-Cheng families. She has fallen ill and with her death approaching, her entire family returns to Singapore. At the start of the book, Nicholas Young is still estranged from his grandmother and with him apparently no longer the heir to the Tyersall estate, other parts of the extended family begin to jockey for position so they can inherit the most fabulous estate in Singapore.The story focuses on the trials and tribulations Astrid Leong is going through as she attempts to divorce her husband Michael while keeping alive her new relationship with Charlie Wu. It also focuses on Nicholas as he wonders what he should do now that his Grandmother has fallen ill. And we get a lot of attention paid to the Shangs, some attention on Rachel's brother, a good deal of attention on Kitty Pong and Oliver and almost no attention on Rachel. It seems Rachel's story was mostly done so we don't focus on her too much. That's a pity because she was an amazing artistic creation and I would have loved to see more about her. And that's why this book only merits four stars. All in all, it's a good conclusion that could have been better.For me, the best part of the book were Su Yi's WWII flashbacks. If Kwan doesn't want to continue this story then I hope he would write a story about Su Yi. She has always been amazing and now she sounds even more intriguing.

I bought the entire trilogy at once. I so enjoyed the first book that I immediately went on to the second, only to realize near the end, that I was reading the 3rd book. Even so, I was able to understand everything. However, when finished with the 3rd, I delved into the second, and had many aha moments, so this is why this happened and so forth. I loved this trilogy and recommend reading it in the correct order. All of the top reviews say everything I believe. I will go a step further. If you are not into big spending and consider it obnoxious, then this series is not for you. I thoroughly ENJOY all the brand names and exciting places. I am now passing the trilogy on to my best friend. I'm sure she will love it as much as I did. It may bot be a pulitzer prize winner but it is definitely entertaining. Oh yes, and I DID skim the final book again to clarify some of the finer points.

This is the last of the trilogy and quite frankly, it makes me sad that there will no longer be another installment of Crazy Rich Asians. It is a fun and easy read and widely entertaining. It puts the reader into a fairy tale world of money and power, a world I shall never see (nor do I want to), and highlights the family members' struggles, from trying to lead a normal life to attaining more wealth and power. This last book dwells more into Astrid's struggles to fit in, Nick's internal struggles with his family and we also learn about the matriarch Su Yi's past. It ties up some loose ends and is a great conclusion to the series.

The first two books were great. This book made the characters one liked in the original two seem like complete flakes. "Sorry kid your mom just died, but dad needs to fly all over the planet looking for the girlfriend who is avoiding him". "I need to vacation for weeks, but I'm a good mother because I Facetime my kid once a day". It's one thing when the characters we all love to hate behaved this way, but when it was a character a reader had respected? Not so much. Author did not seem to know how to wrap up the book so it ended oddly. This book was the land of stupid, contrived decisions.

Well, I just finished my 3rd book in this Trilogy..... and I am so sad that it ended...When I started with the first one I became so involved with the characters. Kevin has a way of writing that puts you right inside the book and you can actually feel and see what is happening... My only hope is that he continues on with these characters and doesn't stop with just 3. I used to read alot and during the last 10 years hadn't finished one book, until THESE ! I highly recommend these books........ with the first one give yourself some time to get involved and once you do they will be very hard to put down.........

Book 3 is by far the most funniest of the trilogy - there are so many laugh out loud moments. The character Eddie Cheng is so funny and hilarious. I'm not usually a fan of book-to-film adaptations, but I'm genuinely interested in watching the final film adaptation. The author pokes fun at those living the high society life depicting how shallow and fickle some of them can be. The final book focuses less on the storyline of Rachel Chu and Nick Young, and instead focuses more on Astrid Leong and Charlie Wu's storyline which I personally find was more interesting. One thing that wasn't touched upon in the story, was what did Nick's mother Eleanor do years and years ago that made Nick's dying grandmother ask Nick's dad whether he has forgiven her - what did she do? The author doesn't tell us or was this already mentioned in book 1 or 2 which I have forgotten? I like how the author provides readers with a bit of history on Singapore - how it was once invaded by the Japanese. Anyway, it was a good read and I look forward to reading more works by this author.

This third book in the series takes a broader look at Nicks extended family and friends.Rachel takes a back seat and only appears as a minor part of a rich and interweaving multi-generational narrative.Told from the perspective of Nick, Astrid and SO MANY cousins and aunties - as well as flashbacks and diary entries. This final book wraps up the family drama (for now?) and is pretty much the story of Su Yi, the great Matriarch of the family. It's about her past, her relationships and her legacy.Rich people problems is by far the best book in the series. Don't get me wrong, Rachel is one of my favourite characters - but even though she is hardly in this book, there are so many funny and endearing moments here to enjoy.I basically devoured this book in a day and a half.

The final part of Kevin Kwan's trilogy 'Crazy Rich Asians' which I was late discovering, leaves me thinking maybe I should see the film. Released in 2018 it was apparently the highest earner in the genre 'romantic comedy' for over a decade.Hilarious yet ridiculous, I found this to be the best of the three as it feels it has more of a storyline. The following quote from the book sums up the majority of the characters in a nutshell, “Peel away the veneer of wealth and sophistication and you’ll find extremely provincial, narrow-minded people. The problem is that they all have too much money, and it’s come so easily to them that they think they’re bloody geniuses and so they are always right.”In conclusion then the trilogy was for me a playful insight into the unrealistic life style that the super rich Asians ostensibly lead.

The conclusion to the ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ trilogy sees the formidable matriarch Su Yi reach the end of her life after a heart attack, an attack that has the vultures circling Tyersall Park. A lot of drama and craziness in this.One of my favourite parts of this book involved the scenes with Astrid - her ex remains a douche.The scene with Rachel when she's getting lectures on having a kid - man oh man I winced and laughed. At least my relatives/elders are more subtle (although that may be because I'm not hitched).All the way through this I was thinking this could make a seriously ace movie - the books have been ok, weirdly they have me hoping more movies come out - the drama onscreen could be ridiculously entertaining.

Absolutely loved this book, probably my favorite one from the trilogy. It still follows the story of Rachel and Nick but we get more insight into other Asian societies, find out about Nick's grandmother's youth, and best of all, we get satisfactory ending.