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Rich People Act like Jerks Volumes 2 and 3

China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan

Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan

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I only have myself to blame for reading these books, nor did I stop after one, I finished them both. It was like stuffing yourself with cotton candy, insubstantial, cloying and regret thereafter. I chose these books because I had many hours of air travel last week and remembered that the first of the trilogy was kind of fun (Crazy Rich Asians) as was the movie. These books served their purpose in that they lasted the length of the flights, kept me mildly amused, and […]

“I take fifty milligrams of amitriptyline every night, and then an extra ten milligrams of Ambien if I really want to sleep through the night. Sometimes I add a Lunesta, and if that doesn’t work, I get out the Valium—”

Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1) by Kevin Kwan

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I had fun with this and I will be reading the sequels, but for me this is one of the few cases where the movie did it better. I saw the movie first, which I try not to do for the most part, but I’m honestly glad I did it that way. The actors really brought a lot of dimension to their characters that was lacking in the book, and the movie also had a much more clear arc than the book, which doesn’t focus […]

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I'll Be There for You: The One about Friends by Kelsey Miller

China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan

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CBR11 Bingo: Cannonballer Says I’ll Be There for You: The One about Friends; Kelsey Miller Friends has been all over the internet this month in anticipation of the 25th anniversary of Thursday Night’s Must See TV darling. Kelsey Miller’s charming look into the television series has been on my list since my sister, Badkittyuno, read it a few months back but she is far from the only Cannonballer recommending this one. “Some things don’t change. Friends is a reminder of that, and that’s why so many of […]

“Nowhere in the world are there to be found people richer than the Chinese.” ~ IBN BATUTA (FOURTEENTH CENTURY)

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

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CBR11 Bingo: Travel Like most people I fell head over heels in love with the rich world director Jon M Chu created with last year’s Crazy Rich Asians but I hadn’t gotten around to reading the novel it was based on. In a way I am glad I saw the movie first because it pales in comparison to the source materiel and I would have probably been disappointed. Whenever I read the book after watching the movie I find it a lot easier to enjoy […]

Rich People Problems Comes with Backstory

Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan

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As I have stated in a previous post I love learning about other cultures. Rich People Problems, the third book in the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy, provides readers like me with insight into a number of different cultures as it tells the story of the Young family and all the relatives on the outskirts.  While the previous books focus more on Nick and Rachel this book also tells more about Kitty Pong and adds to the backstory of Su Yi, Nicks grandmother and the family […]



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