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Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan

5 reviews

cecilielaugesen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

I honestly found this painful to get through, it just dragged on!
I actually liked some of the things the book was trying to say, but I didn’t enjoy the way it was done - personally I think it should have been a lot more subtle.
And I think Nick’s character took a big step back in this book. In the two first books he was one of the only normal/rational/down to earth people, but his obsession with

keeping the house,

while I understand it was sentimental, and it was described as this heroic act? To me it just showed that he can be just as bad as everyone else… It is completely NORMAL

to sell a house after someone dies if you don’t have the means to keep it!

Anyways I actually really liked the epilogue, I think it was a nice ending with a good outcome for everyone:)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Death, Classism, Religious bigotry, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Grief

meggielb's review

emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Moderate: Infidelity, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Racial slurs and Pregnancy

hayleyvem's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Colonisation, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Infidelity

Moderate: Violence, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Bullying

Minor: Animal death, Car accident, and Chronic illness

lovemusicreplay's review

relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

A good ending to the whole Crazy Rich Asians trilogy, focused on the passing of the head of the clan, Shang Su Yi. The book deals with all the emotions the large family deal with during her final days on her deathbed as well as after her passing. The book coninues the subplots of Astrid and her new partner Charlie, as well as rounding off Eddie's subplot where he bids for a large stake in Su Yi's inheritance. This novel revolves mostly around Nick, Rachel takes a back seat in this novel until halfway through, and her charachter seems to have been cast to the side and underdeveloped here. The 'humble' Chinese American girl has been lost in the battle for Su Yi's inheritance, and Kwan could have developed Rachel by exploring the changes in her cultural and social status.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Cursing, and Racial slurs

runitsthepopo's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, and Eating disorder