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Reading order

Crazy Rich Asians reading order

Kevin Kwan

  1. Crazy Rich Asians2013
  2. China Rich Girlfriend2015
  3. Rich People Problems2017
7.57.5 / 10
1,188 ratings
Score
3 volumes
Volumes
2013–2017
Published
about 30 h
Reading time
Completed
Status
Romance#25
Genre

Quick answer

Crazy Rich Asians
Start withCrazy Rich Asians2013 · Volume 1 of 3
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Publication order

3 volumes2013–2017Completed

  • A satirical trilogy about Singapore’s richest families: Crazy Rich Asians, China Rich Girlfriend and Rich People Problems, best read in order.
  • Readers rate all three about the same, the middle book a touch lower.
  • The 2018 film adapts the first.

A plan for the whole series

3 volumes, 1,583 pages, about 30 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 6 weeks.

31%

Share of volume 1’s readers who reach the last volume. Chance of reaching the last volume: medium

Stages

2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 11, 2026, 4 days later than in one go.

  1. Stage 110 h13 daysby November 11, 2026
  2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 15, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
  3. Stage 219 habout 4 weeksby December 11, 2026
  4. The end of the series
    December 11, 2026
In one goDecember 7, 2026about 6 weeks
In stages, with breaksDecember 11, 2026about 6 weeks · +2 h of other books

We count 1.1 min per page, the pace of an average novel reader. Faster? Move the slider.

Does the series hold up

7.07.58.0
7.67.6 / 10
7.57.5 / 10
7.67.6 / 10
201320152017
7.07.58.0
201320152017
7.67.6 / 10
7.57.5 / 10
7.67.6 / 10
Score per volume3 volumes on a timeline, 2013 to 2017 · Best-rated volume: Rich People Problems

Shape of the series: even. Volume scores differ by at most 0.1 points. You get the same level from the first page to the last.

Best volume: Rich People Problems (7.6, 222 ratings). Weakest: China Rich Girlfriend (7.5). The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (7.6) scores close to the series average or above it.

How this plan is calculated

The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →

Every volume in order

Read: 0 of 3
  1. Crazy Rich Asians
    Crazy Rich Asians2013 · 714 ratingsStart here
    7.67.6 / 10
  2. China Rich Girlfriend
    China Rich Girlfriend2015 · 252 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  3. Rich People Problems
    Rich People Problems2017 · 222 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10

Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026

Crazy Rich Asians books ranked, best to worst

  1. 1.Rich People ProblemsBook 3 · 20177.6
  2. 1.Crazy Rich AsiansBook 1 · 20137.6
  3. 3.China Rich GirlfriendBook 2 · 20157.5
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Frequently asked questions

Which Crazy Rich Asians book is the best?

By reader score, Rich People Problems (7.6/10). The lowest-rated is China Rich Girlfriend (7.5/10).

Which Crazy Rich Asians book is the longest?

“Rich People Problems” is the longest at 560 pages; the shortest is “China Rich Girlfriend” with 496 pages.