I would like to thank NetGalley, Doubleday Books, Doubleday, and Kevin Kwan for the ARC of "Rich People Problems" by Kevin Kwan for my honest review.
The Genre of this book is Women's Fiction. Please note that this is the third book in a series of books by the author. I have not read the other two books.
Kevin Kwan describes many of the locations in Asia, as well places in the rest of the world in a delightful, easy to visualize paradise. He describes the beautiful shades of water and landscape in such an alluring way. I appreciate the way the author describes Tyersall Park on 64 acres in Singapore, and the interior designs, as well as the architectural designs in other places.
The characters are described as complex, complicated, competitive, greedy, vain, manipulative, jealous,secretive and rich. There a few characters that have integrity and flaws. The author describes all the materialistic fashions, jewelry, cars and design houses with a "NAME" that costs a fortune. Many of the characters are portrayed as shallow, and visit plastic surgeons, and live to get more and better than the others. There is jealousy and revenge.
Kevin Kwan writes about Asia's most prestigious and wealthy families. Many have fortune and wealth and fancy titles.
Su-Yi, the powerful and wealthy Matriarch is on her deathbed, as close and distant relatives congregate waiting to see who will inherit Tyersall Park. At the same time, the author describes the toxic relationships of various relatives and characters. Traditions, religion and expectations are discussed.
This was an intriguing read, and I would recommend this to those of you that have read the other two books in the series. I would rate this book as 3.5 stars. Happy Reading!

I did not realize this was part of a trio logo when I requested this. I am sure it is a lovely book but I did not read it since I did not read the first two books.

Rich People Problems was a surprisingly entertaining read through and through. The story follows a few Asian families, and the number of story lines that were all connecting and intertwining was quite impressive. I thought it was an interesting, fictional look into rich people’s lives but it was also very tongue-in-cheek funny. There is an underlying humor throughout the book with good doses of drama and intrigue that kept me reading!

Recommend- Yes (Especially if you like a peak into rich people’s lives)

I received a copy of Rich People Problems through NetGalley for an honest review. Thank you to Doubleday Books and Kevin Kwan for the opportunity.

5 stars! I was SO excited to be approved for the ARC. I was ready to love this book and it did not disappoint. It’s a hysterically funny view into the Asian Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Even Robin Leach would be impressed.

Kevin Kwan continues telling the story of my beloved Asian high society characters and introduces a few more. This book, like the previous two, spans the globe with jet setting characters, their glamourous lifestyles, and rich descriptions of elite environments. Like the other two books, this one also has witty footnotes and Asian languages such as Cantonese, Mandarin, and Malay written in English and the translations that have you laughing out loud on every other page. Kevin Kwan’s sharp sense of humor comes out in every character. His strong sense of Asian heritage, the nuances of each nationality, and the tales of the super rich have me wanting to know more about how the author did his research into this book.

The Asian family hierarchy, the class distinction, the different forms of wealth – it’s all very fascinating and probably true. You just wonder how the author got the inspiration for his characters and fabulous settings. Does he have access to these kinds of people that exist in real life? Does he lead this kind of life? I’m so curious and envious!

There are so many characters in this book that it was hard to remember how they are all related. Kevin needs to write a family tree supplement for his readers so that we can keep track of them all.

In addition to being exposed wealth beyond our imaginations, the reader has insight into multiple cultures, languages, complicated large Asian family dynamics, marriage and divorce drama, fame, servants and scandal. The character flashbacks were very interesting and gives the reader a better understanding of the events that shaped that character’s life.

This book is a guilty pleasure and my favorite of the trilogy. If you want a mental vacation from daily life, READ THIS BOOK. It will transport you out of your boring daily setting into a place that seems out of this world. Highly recommend.

Trying to write this review is hard. It is hard, not because the book wasn't good--there is just so much that happens that to try to briefly explain any of it feels impossible.

There is a part of the world's wealthy elite that even Forbes doesn't have the ability to count-- and the people that make up that upper portion of the 0.1% really do have Rich People Problems. But they also have normal people problems--just with the implications that having normal people problems mixed with wealthy family problems can create.

Nick's grandmother has fallen ill and his family has been told that she may not recover--in an average family that would be hard enough, but in Nick's world extended family reaches beyond continents and with the wealth that his grandmother's estate boasts a rat race for sucking up ensues. Familial bonds are tested and secretes are used for power plays.

Parts of the conversations and interactions between the family units are often funny while others are heartbreaking. The standards and expectations are the same.

I rooted for Astrid and Nick, the only sane family members-- well, aside from Su Yi herself.

It made me wonder, are there people that live this way? With money and family relations being nothing more than something to leverage you into something greater.

As fun a read as the first in the series. I think I have no cares left for rich people problems but then there I go, getting all invested.

Hmmm. I do not understand the love for this book.

2.5 but cannot round up. Incredibly disappointed.

Kudos to Kevin Kwan for his female voice, but honestly, nearly 400 pages 0f cattiness and attention to high end brand-labels, fashion, luxury, privilege, blah, blah, blah. And relatives and backstabbing. And more cattiness!

Really got tiresome. Yes, it's amusing [but it's endlessly repetitive].

Thank you to Doubleday and Netgalley for this eARC.

All of the <i>Crazy Rich Asians</i> books books center on a sprawling, insanely wealthy family living all over the world. This entry in the series sees the members of the family called to Tyersell Park in Singapore to sit at the deathbed of the 94-year old matriarch of the Clan, Su Yi. The titular rich people problems ensue, including issues of status and precedent, jealousy and infighting over who gets what, and lots of feelings about how money changes familial relationships.

As in the previous volumes, our characters can and do throw around billions of dollars, and characters who "only" have a few million have to hide their poverty. I liked all three of these books, they are witty and flesh out most characters, even as they are gently ridiculed for their excess (or extreme frugality when in possession of such wealth).

However, at its beginning, <i>Rich People Problems</i> didn't land as well as the other two for me. We have a president who was born and remains quite wealthy (though not as wealthy as many of our characters here), and allowing this extreme wealth to run amok has not been good for our country. The current climate soured me a bit on the label dropping (a big part of Kwan's style) and over the top descriptions of jewels, clothes, and excess. The book just didn't feel as fun and was not as funny as the first two. The story picked up about 1/3 of the way through, however, and some of those concerns fell away. Maybe I was just able to get re-acclimated to Kwan's tabloid-inspired style. If you liked the first two, I think you will find that this one takes a while to grab hold, but it does get better (and funnier - the Ed Saranwrap joke killed me) as you go. If excess bugs you, this isn't the book for you.

We get to find out what happens to our favorite - Nick, Rachel, Astrid, and less-favorite characters - Collette Bing. The flavor of Jane Austen is still here as it was in the first books - these stories are all about family, money, marriage, precedent, manners, and society after all, and this one in particular has shades of Persuasion in Astrid's story, which I loved. Finally, my favorite part of the book was unexpected - getting a glimpse into Su Yi's activities during WWII. I know this isn't totally what Kwan does, but I would absolutely read a historical novel about this.

Overall, I liked this one - the end was great fun after a draggy beginning. I hope to see more from Kevin Kwan, and I will recommend this title to anyone who liked the first two and the series to anyone wanting a lighter read about family.

If this is the end of the series, it's ending with a bang! Nick's giant family goes through scandals, grief, and battles of epic pettiness that will you laughing and leave your head reeling. I have grown to really enjoy these characters, so I'm hoping the author puts out some small novellas or short stories about their lives after this!

Kevin Kwan is so good at what he does. He is the George R.R. Martin of describing rich people things - where Martin can spend paragraphs (and pages, and pages, and pages) describing a meal, Kwan will tell you about every outfit and piece of art and car that his character encounter. Most of the time I have no idea what he's talking about because I don't have a reference point for high-end watches or whatever (hi, non rich person here!), but it just adds to the "crazy rich" opulence of the lives of his character. These "crazy rich" Asians also still live up to the first part - the Shang-Young-Leong-Cheng family is still nuts, and you can imagine that as their beloved 96-year-old matriarch begins to decline, the insanity over the inheritance only ramps up. Kitty Bing nee Pong remains a key part of the story, now at war with her stepdaughter Colette - even if it's a war fought by trying to obtain even more expensive clothing, real estate, luxury.

My only complaint is that I miss the way that Rachel used to bring a normal person's view to the proceedings. She's mostly sidelined in this book and her perspective is sorely missed. But this latest installment is a fun romp all the same, and I didn't want to put it down.

Only complaint was that the book ended! Satisfying conclusion to an incredible trilogy, I hope this author writes more.

Alamak! I love Kevin Kwan and all his books. I love all the characters and was completely smitten with the narrative. Astrid is my unicorn.

I was very torn about rating this book. I like the irreverent style of writing, and thought there were some very clever parts in the book. But I don't care! I don't care about people like this, and as amusing as it was at some points, it was so very vapid, that I would have stopped reading it altogether if I weren't traveling (I hate to have really good books interrupted).

The third installation of Kevin Kwan's entertaining, fun and accurate tales of the upper class in Singapore did not disappoint. The story is compelling and, having lived in Asia for much of my adult life, the characters are very real and I find it fun to compare them to possible people I know. Really fun books to read.

Hilarious glimpse into a world far-removed from my own, populated with both the farcical entitled and reasonably-grounded characters I've come to expect from Kevin Kwan's writing. This is a great beach read selection.

DNF due to lack of interest in characters in preceding novels of the series and this latest installment. Thank you.

I first read Crazy Rich Asians a few years ago and fell in love with the outlandish tale of Singapore wealth and all the drama that goes along with it. Kwan followed that up with China Rich Girlfriend, and now Rich People Problems, which actually comes out in May. (Thank you, NetGalley, for the advance copy!) I suggest reading these books in order as they keep the same characters and continue stories from each book before it. Seriously can’t get enough of the fictional lifestyles of these rich characters!

I loved this book! Just like his previous two books, Rich People Problems is funny and highly readable. Kevin Kwan is one of my favorite authors!

All the players are back in this third story of Asia’s most privileged families. The grand dame of the family, Su Yi, is starting to fail and the family starts wondering what who will be the heir to Tyersall Park, the families grand estate which is the largest private property in Singapore.

Nicholas is the person everyone suspects will be the chosen one to inherit but he had a falling out with Su Yi over his marriage to Rachel and hasn’t seen her in five years. Eddie is hell bent on making sure that he is the one to inherit by blocking any and all comers who might show themselves to be a preferable choice.

Kitty, now married to Jack Bing, continues to be obsessed with being esteemed in the highest social circles but finds herself continually bumping against his daughter, Collette, who has married into English royalty.

Astrid, hoping to finally become divorced from Michael so she and her long time love, Charlie can be together have to fight against his unbalanced first wife, her family, and Michael.

It’s a crazy time, a great read. I hope there’s a Crazy Rich Asians #4 in the works!