Received a publisher's uncorrected proof in exchange for a review.

I was delighted to get to immerse myself in this world for a third time. Kevin Kwan, beginning with Crazy Rich Asians, has created characters you love and empathize with and those you want to strangle, and I expected nothing less from this third book in the series. Old friends return, new characters show up, and Kwan, as always, brings the high stakes drama that makes you feel emotionally connected to people who are, by any standard, in their own world.

There is a two-year leap forward since the end of China Rich Girlfriend, so Kwan has to catch you up and thrust you right back into the current crises: Nicholas' grandmother, the matriarch of one of the families the series spotlights, is sick. Formerly the favorite grandson, Nick hasn't spoken to her since she spurned his now-wife, but despite living contentedly in the two intervening years, Nick is convinced to return home to make peace. In the meantime, every child, grandchild, cousin and distant relation has descended to curry favor in case the old lady decides to amend her will.

Nick and Rachel were the couple whose relationship set into motion the machinations of incredibly wealth Asian mothers and served as our window into the absurdity of high society but are not as present here as they were in the first and second books. I found that because I knew the world, they weren't necessary anymore. I knew these characters and was happy to follow their storylines, which Kwan blends and manages adeptly. Every time a chapter ended mid-drama, I wanted desperately for it to continue only to be pulled into the story of the next chapter.

I was surprised to learn recently that Kwan had not planned this series as a trilogy but rather had written the first book and was coaxed into writing more after it was such a success. I think he's managed to create arcs that played out unexpectedly but also realistically and give a satisfying conclusion, if this is in fact the end for these characters. I'm impressed he has kept the quality high and the stakes ever-changing and cannot wait to see what he does next.

Loved every minute of reading 'Rich People Problems'! This by far was my most anticipated book of 2017. I thought nothing could top 'Crazy Rich Asians' or 'China Rich Girlfriend', but 'Rich People Problems achieved the goal and won the honor. Not only is it super funny, but there's fighting, love, reconciliation, treachery and a bit of mystery. Kwan has a way of being so vivid with his details that in every scene or location you feel as if you're there. As you can tell, i highly recommend this book to those who love to laugh, enjoy reality tv or want to see a family that only strand is the strand of wealth.

Generally as an author carries on a series of characters or with novels in the same vein they tend to hit a slump. Kevin Kwan is the exception in that his writing and wit get as rich as the Asians he's writing about. He writes great characters, snappy dialogue, and engaging plot. I fell in love with his first book through NetGalley and will remain his fan for all books that I hope he writes in the future.

If you always though the poor have it hard, come and meet the newly rich Asians and see how hard life can really be. When Su Yi, head of a family of a rich and famous Singapore clan is about to die, the whole family rushes to her mansion not only to pay their respects but also to seize the chance of inheriting some of her wealth, first of all Tyersall Park. Children and grandchildren alike start an open fight, first of all Eddie who feels betrayed because his mother just married a renowned doctor and not a prince or billionaire. He fears that the grandmother’s beloved grandson Nicholas will get the mansion. When Su Yi finally dies, her last will has some surprises for all of them.

Kevin Kwan’s novel is just hilarious. His characters are uniquely drawn and his masterly way of narrating the story is just great fun to read. One can easily picture that the story to be quite authentic even though I personally was never in contact with those superrich, the way their life is portrayed here is just what I would imagine.

First of all, his characters. Even though Kwan might make use of some cliché – having a personal plastic surgeon, the big tabloids and popular magazines fighting for portrays about their fancy life etc. – nevertheless, when it comes to basic traits of character, they are all quite realistically drawn: Eddie, full of envy for his cousins and always fearing that he comes last and does not get what he deserves. Astrid who becomes the victim of her ex-husbands hatred and who is blackmailed and in the centre of a scandalous affair. Kitty who married one of China’s richest businessmen but suffers from her stepdaughter’s fame and popularity. And of course Su Yi who is only awake for minutes but immediately understands which ploys her descendants try.

Yet, apart from the character study there is another story underneath which comes quite unexpectedly and is linked to Singapore and India’s past and connection to the former coloniser England. There are secrets buried which come finally out and can actually add a lot to the superficial life most characters lead. All this is told with Kevin Kwan’s fine ironical tone which is highly entertaining.

Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan has me dreaming of living my own larger than life lifestyle in Singapore. This book is # 3 in Kwan's series featuring a multitude of characters. It's always fun to re-visit characters from the 2 prior novels as well as to get to know others more deeply. This book focuses on the matriarch Su Yi, who is on her deathbed, and her offspring. There's lots of drama, intrigue, and secrets to keep the reader entertained and riveted right to the very end! Read and enjoy!

Oh, how happy I was to see the third installment of Kevin Kwan's delectable series was available to read! Having absolutely loved Crazy Rich Asians and greatly enjoyed China Rich Girlfriend, I couldn't wait to get my hands on Rich People Problems. Fortunately, I was not disappointed in this book, after being oh so slightly let down by the second one. This book is witty, engaging, funny, and full of characters that are over the top! It was great fun following up on the characters from the two previous books, I would actually suggest going back and reading the other two before starting this one. That way everything would be fresh on the mind and most importantly, the story would last longer. I also greatly appreciated the footnotes (although, they're not easy to get back and forth to on the Kindle), they were funny in their own right and also extremely helpful in understanding things I had no clue about otherwise.

I loved the first 2 and I loved this as well! I sound like a crazy person, recommending all of these books to people but they are just SO FUN!!! Loved the stories, the characters and especially THOSE FOOTNOTES!!! Looking forward to more books by this author...either about these characters, or new ones.

“Rich People Problems” concludes Kevin Kwan’s delightful satirical series about incredibly wealthy Asians. It follows characters from “Crazy Rich Asians,” and “China Rich Girlfriend,” and I would recommend reading those two books first. (That way you can multiply the fun!) Kevin Kwan’s books are perfect for lazy days of summer reading - fabulously entertaining, and filled with juicy scandals and comically outrageous behavior.

My review was posted on Goodreads on 5/31/17

In the third installment of the Crazy Rich Asians series, we find that the matriarch of the family, Su Yi Young is on her death bed and her relative will stop at nothing in order to get the most coveted prize of her estate, Tyersall Park. Tyersall Park is a sprawling compound that is the most valuable piece of real estate in all of Singapore. Will the family be able to put away their differences long enough to agree?

Thank you to NetGalley and Doubleday Books for the opportunity to read and review this book. Rich People Problems is a great way to start off my summer reading season. This book had me laughing out loud and desperate to find out how it was all going to end.

When this book starts, it has been three years, since Nick and Rachel have gotten married and they have not returned to Singapore since all of the crazy things Nick's family did to them while they were there, but Nick's Ah Ma might not make it much longer. He can't let his pride get in the way of seeing his grandmother before she leaves this earth. As he returns to Singapore, though he finds that getting to see her may not be as easy as he thought. His family is blocking him from seeing her. Since he is the only grandson with the Young name, it's only right that Tyersall Park should be his. But his cousins and Aunts have a different idea. Through trial and tribulation from each member of the family we finally get to see who Tyersall Park will belong too and who will get the rest of Su Yi Young's fortune. The same crazy characters are in this book up to their usual antics or trying on some new ones.

I have been entertained by all of the Crazy Rich Asian books, but this one had me laughing the loudest. It's amazing the things each individual will go through just to be the best or because of money or fame. There are always books with family rivalries and secrets, but none quite and unique and the Young family and their prosperous friends and relatives.

This is one series, that if you haven't started to read it, you have to jump on board. It's been a while since I have had a book make me laugh out loud while reading it. Kevin Kwan has made me want to learn more about this part of the Asian culture.

The main problem that most rich people see to have, especially the nouveau riche, (less than 4 generations of wealth in my definition), is that they are rich. And for them, they tend to believe that they are the centre of everyone’s universe, and are very demanding, intolerant, inveterate gossips, and basically as selfish as they come. And they don’t what more they can spend their money on to demonstrate their wealth and that they are richer than their ‘friends’. They travel in private jets of course, with full spa pools, masseuses, hair-dressers, maids, make-up artists, body guards and anyone else they think they might need.. and no I am not jealous – except maybe a little bit of the masseuses – that would be nice to have a daily massage.
This book centres on the Singaporean and Chinese newly rich – and those that made their wealth in the days of the British government. The sub-title ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ certainly sums up the story well.
The book follows the lives of a small number of very rich families as the matriarch falls ill and may die and the family vultures that gather around and start manoeuvring.
The matriarch is the heir to the biggest single estate in Singapore and her own heir is uncertain as she fell out with her grandson when she disapproved of his marriage.
I liked the mention of Charlie Siem playing the violin at the wedding as he is one my favourite artists – I have heard him play in London and he was wonderful.
For me one big bugbear of this book is that the author uses a lot of Singaporean words and then adds notes to the end of each chapter like a textbook. Either provide a full glossary at the book end or beginning or assume that us readers will muddle through – most of us don’t care about the exact translation anyway.

Not until I started to read this book did I discover this was #3 in a series. I had not read the first two parts, but gave it a chance anyways hoping it would still read like a stand alone.

I tried, I really did. I wanted to like it. I enjoyed the writing and how it started. However, there were way too many characters for me to keep track of. I felt like I was missing character development pieces that maybe would have been there if I had read the first two installments. I'm disappointed because I wanted to give this one a chance. So there is a large possibility that I will go back and start from book 1. But at this time, I had to give this a DNF because I just couldn't keep up.

I thought by now I would have read the first two books in the series, but I have not, therefore I was flying a bit blind when I picked up this title. Nonetheless, I found it to be a mostly enjoyable read full of humor and antics. I wholeheartedly agree with the method of reheating pizza.

Rich People Problems tops our "must-read" list for the Summer. Once again we dive back in with one the wonderful cast of characters that Kwan has created. When word spreads that the family matriarch, Su Yi, is ill, the entire clan closes in on her famous estate. Family jewels, large sums of money, and coveted real estate - who will inherit all?

The question everyone wants an answer to sets the stage for a hilarious look at high society drama. Throw in a few family secrets, a surprise engagement, and a crazy family member (or ten) and you have the makings of the perfect summer novel.

Do rich people really have problems? Of course they do, and Kevin Kwan illustrates them all in his new novel Rich People Problems. The third in his trilogy of bestselling books--Crazy Rich Asians, China Rich Girlfriend, and now Rich People Problems--this outrageous novel of the ultra-mega-rich men and women of Asia blends social satire with family drama in the most clever way possible. 

While this novel is about a grandmother's illness and how her control of her family has cost her relationships, the melodrama is raised to almost Kardashian levels because of the wild spending habits, insider knowledge, and name-dropping of the family members and other friends and family around them. Add to that Kwan's sly footnotes and clever commentary on modern life (modern rich life, that is), and you have the delicious novel that is Rich People Problems. 

While some of the rich people problems are the same as us middle-class types, some are distinctly unique to those whose net worth ends in slightly fewer fingers than I have on both hands (which is a truly unfathomable amount of money to me). I have never had my one-of-a-kind multi-million dollar designer dress destroyed by jealousy. I have never had my social status put in jeopardy by spilled soup. I've never had a near-psychotic ex make international headlines outing my new lover. Which is probably why no one has written a bestselling novel about my life. Rich people and their problems are just so much more interesting. 

Do you have to read the first two novels first? Not really. There is a large cast of characters to keep track of, so reading the novels in order helps make that easier. But you can read this as a stand-alone, if you want the latest for your summer reading. However, what you will find so much harder to do is to read this novel first and not go back and start Crazy Rich Asians from the beginning. Kevin Kwan is just too masterful for that. 



Galleys for Rich People Problems were provided by Doubleday through NetGalley.com, with many thanks.

My first Kevin Kwan novel (somehow) but it will not be my last! LOL funny and whip-smart.

First off, many ask if they have to have read the first two books to understand this book. And the answer is yes, to truly appreciate the story lines. When I first started reading this book, I didn't think so, as summaries of the main storylines were given. But as I got more into the book, I realized that I probably wouldn't have fully appreciated the characters' situation if I hadn't read the first two books. And some of the minor storylines were not given any summaries at all. So you may miss some of the "inside jokes". And if you though all the characters were confusing in the other two books, this one introduces even more characters! So be prepared to get pen and paper out to chart all the relationships.
That said.
Good ending to the trilogy. As with the other books in the series, the first third of the book dragged a little, but the last two-thirds goes by fairly fast. This one didn't evoke as much emotion as the first one did, not even when Eleanor invited Rachel to a a "Bible study". I was confused by why Kitty's story line was being continued but nicely done wrapping it up in the end. Astrid's story line was a little unsatisfying though I did like that not everything ends nice and neat. Eddie's storyline was a little too unbelievable, specially the complete switch in the end. And there were other surprises, like Oliver Tsien's storyline. I would have like to have learned more about the Shang family history and Su Yi's history.
Over all, it was a good end to a series. Great job Mr. Kwan!

I borrowed the first two books from the library. I have recommended Crazy Rich Asians to many people though and would probably read it again in the future because it was just plain fun.

The matriarch of the Young family is dying. That means the whole family descends on Tyersall Park - some because they truly love her and others because they want to know who inherits everything. There is Nicholas, the former favorite grandson who has been disowned for marrying someone his grandmother did not approve of. Then there is Astrid, the favorite granddaughter who is now is disgrace over her messy and very public divorce. Eddie, the smarmy grandson who is only interested in appearances and money, will do everything to make sure he is the favored one. Away from the Young family drama, there is Kitty Bing - the former soap opera star now married to one of China's richest men. She is out to conquer the society of old family money and constantly finds herself one step behind her stepdaughter.

All in all a catty, delightful, beach read for the summer. Family meddling and scheming at its best. Continues the story started in Crazy Rich Asians. If you haven't read these, do yourself a favor and start with the first one.

​Nicholas Young hears of his grandmother Su Yi is in hospital after having a heart attack. Nick doesn't know whether he should go visit her after she stopped talking to him over his marriage with Rachel. Nick decides to go back to Tyersall Park to see his grandmother but what awaits him is just the beginning. Tyersall Park is a sprawling mansion on 65 acres in Singapore. One of the most revered places and he is said to inherit it all when his grandmother passes away.

With so many things happening within the family there is no clue as to what will happen to Tyersall Park when Ah Ma is gone. In order to speak to his grandmother he needs help from some long known friends on the property to help him see his grandmother to the behest of his cousin Eddie. After seeing his grandmother he is able to speak to her and apologize for what he said those years ago when he married Rachel.

After talking to his grandmother Nick learns so much more about her, and what all she went through to be the person she became. Nick is then led to search for what Su Yi really wanted to happen with Tyersall Park.

This is the first in the series of Kevin Kwan's Crazy Rich Asians books that I have read and I find this a bit disappointing. I was hoping more for the book to be more entertaining. It took me to almost 65% of the book to get anywhere. I felt like the story had too any characters and he could have just based off of less than so many. I had to keep a running ledger of who was who in order to keep up with everyone. And that isn't a fun thing to do when reading a book that takes so long to get anywhere.

I had higher hopes for this book considering the series was so highly recommended. I'm willing to give him another chance and read Crazy Rich Asians. I am really hoping there are more redeeming qualities in there than what were in here.

Rich People Problems is a fabulous read. Kevin Kwan’s witty writing and highly entertaining characters make Rich People Problems so much fun to read. There are A LOT of characters to keep up with, but once I had them all straight again I didn’t want the book to end. Kwan is a master at depicting familial relationships, and with everyone descending on Tyersall Park, there is much family drama to be had.

I really enjoyed learning more about Su Yi’s background and Tyersall Park itself. Kwan’s descriptions of the ultra-rich lifestyles of certain characters and the outlandish behavior of others, including poor Eddie and Kitty. A fish gets plastic surgery, a socialite has a “personal documentarian”, and a decorator creates a look he called “Ming emperor meets Louis-Napoleon at Studio 54” which includes Tibetan yak hair dyed simmering shades of persimmon. Kwan is truly a master at depicting the absurdity of various characters’ lifestyles in the most hilarious manner. Be prepared to laugh out loud repeatedly.

I was excited to see artist James Turrell receive a shout-out from Kwan. Turrell designed an illuminated tunnel at the art museum near my home, and it remains one of our favorite things to see whenever we visit the museum.

I highly recommend this book and hope there will be another one. I am looking forward to the Crazy Rich Asians movie in the meantime.