Although most of the action takes place around Nicholas Young and Rachel Chu's relationship, the novel is broken up into three parts and the chapters alternate between various characters to help tell the whole story. By narrating the different points of view readers can gain an understanding of Chinese high culture and get a sense of what it would be like to travel internationally to visit places like Singapore, China, Paris, and England (if you don't already travel internationally).
My favorite character is Astrid, Nicholas Young's cousin and his closest female confidant. She is not your typical crazy rich Asian, even though she spends money like she's crazy rich, most with less money than her or her family do not feel beneath her because of how she treats people. Astrid breaks the mould of her family's definition of how they should act and who they should marry. She does things her way and on her time. I think Astrid and I could be good friends.
There are so many other amazing characters in this novel and even though most of them are rich and live extravagant lives, they are still relatable on some level. With 527 pages, reading this book can be overwhelming for some but once you start reading, the pages almost turn themselves. Also, at the beginning of the book after Kwan's dedication to his mother and father, there is a simplified family tree of the clans of the characters that make up the crazy rich Asians. This family tree really helps in understanding how the characters are related and why Nicholas Young is seen as such an eligible bachelor to the crazy rich families in Asia.
I will be absolutely positively reading the other two books of Kevin Kwan's Crazy Rich Asians Trilogy.
