Rich People Problems

A Novel

By: Kevin Kwan

Narrated by: Lydia Look

Length: 16 hrs and 2 mins

Publisher's summary

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Kevin Kwan, bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians (a major motion picture starring Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh and Gemma Chan) and China Rich Girlfriend, is back with an uproarious new novel of a family riven by fortune, an ex-wife driven psychotic with jealousy, a battle royal fought through couture gown sabotage, and the heir to one of Asia's greatest fortunes locked out of his inheritance.

When Nicholas Young hears that his grandmother, Su Yi, is on her deathbed, he rushes to be by her bedside—but he's not alone. The entire Shang-Young clan has convened from all corners of the globe to stake claim on their matriarch’s massive fortune. With each family member vying to inherit Tyersall Park—a trophy estate on 64 prime acres in the heart of Singapore—Nicholas’s childhood home turns into a hotbed of speculation and sabotage. As her relatives fight over heirlooms, Astrid Leong is at the center of her own storm, desperately in love with her old sweetheart Charlie Wu, but tormented by her ex-husband—a man hell bent on destroying Astrid’s reputation and relationship. Meanwhile Kitty Pong, married to China’s second richest man, billionaire Jack Bing, still feels second best next to her new step-daughter, famous fashionista Colette Bing. A sweeping novel that takes us from the elegantly appointed mansions of Manila to the secluded private islands in the Sulu Sea, from a kidnapping at Hong Kong’s most elite private school to a surprise marriage proposal at an Indian palace, caught on camera by the telephoto lenses of paparazzi, Kevin Kwan's hilarious, gloriously wicked new novel reveals the long-buried secrets of Asia's most privileged families and their rich people problems.

©2017 Kevin Kwan (P)2017 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

“Flashy, funny.... Delicious, the juicy stuff of classic high-society drama.... Rich People Problems is a fun tabloid romp full of over-the-top shenanigans, like a society party brawl that ruins both a Ramon Orlina glass sculpture of the hostess’s breasts and ‘a special pig that had only eaten truffles its entire life and was flown in from Spain....’ A memorable, laugh-out-loud Asian glitz fest that’s a pure pleasure to read.” —USA Today

“I gobbled all three volumes of Kevin Kwan’s gossipy, name-droppy and wickedly funny Crazy Rich Asians trilogy as if they were popcorn. (Really fresh, still-warm popcorn, with that good European butter… but I digress.) The novels, set among three intergenerational and ultrarich Chinese families and peppered with hilarious explanatory footnotes, are set mostly in Singapore but flit easily from one glamorous world city to another…. Irresistible.” —The Seattle Times

“Kevin Kwan has done it again. The mastermind behind the delicious Crazy Rich Asians series has drawn a cult-like following with his extravagant tales of Asia’s upper echelon. He’s back at with the series’s final installment, Rich People Problems (rest assured, it’s just as enthralling as the trilogy’s first two volumes).” —InStyle

Rich Asian Series

I thoroughly enjoyed the story telling of this series of books--funny, light and entertaining summer read. I must say, however, there were many cringeworthy moments when the narrator mispronounced names and words. This is an easy fix with some Google research. This totally bugged me.

Fantastic story, excellent writing!

Book 3 did not disappoint. I want the money and the cover of Singapore Tattle.

Breezy Read with Good Narration

The narrator captures a whole cast of characters in this well-rounded completion to the series. More humorous than first two books, and yet more serious situations. A good distraction.

My favorite one!

Good to see another generation live up to the greatest generation. It did a good job bringing it into current culture and world solutions.

Glad to finish the series.

I really enjoyed the first book. The second two got too campy and almost predictable. All of the designer name dropping was sickening after a while! The narration became more obnoxious as the story dragged on. Good summer, trash novel, at best.

Great book to listen to!

The writing and story is great, but the narrator really brings it to life with all of the different accents for all the different characters. A delightful and funny read (listen!)!

Entertaining

Love Lydia Look’s performance! Truly entertaining - rich people’s problems are by no means easier to resolve 😁

I really enjoyed it.

Epioulog was a little disappointing but I still loved this book as much as the first two.

Not a life changer, but really good.

By not a 'life-changer' i just mean this isn't a series that provokes a lot of introspect. Overall it is a well written story with a good plot. It's quite funny, and sometimes very emotional, which i think had a lot to do with the narration. After reading the first, i jumped right in to the next two without even a consideration of stopping at the first. I know the movie just came out, and I have not seen it... I know after reading this series there is no possible way it could be even a little bit close to the detail and magnitude of this lavish, pleasantly complicated story. Some people complained about the change in narrators between the first and second novel, but it was a smooth transition for me. In fact, I liked the second one more.

All three books are amazing

You will laugh, cry, get mad, learn stuff, it's just entertaining! I wish the were more. excellent choice all the books!