Crazy Rich Asians Characters

At the heart and soul of it, Rachel Chu is the catalyst for a lot of drama in Crazy Rich Asians. But let's be clear: that does not mean she herself is dramatic, but her mere existence in the world...

Young, beautiful, smart, cultured, well-mannered, and "richer than God" (1.18.74). That is Nick Young. Nick is also in love with Rachel Chu. So in love he's ready to bring her home to meet his fami...

Strikingly beautiful, young-looking for her age, and distinctly dressed, Eleanor is a force to be reckoned with. Seriously. For all her good looks and good clothes, Eleanor is just as conniving, cl...

What can we say abut Astrid other than she "only exists to feed obsession" (1.5.21)? Actually, we've got a lot more to say. Astrid, it's true, is an alluring beauty who stops people in their tracks...

Edison "Eddie" Cheng is potentially once of the most odious characters in the book (watch out, Francesca Shaw!). Cousin to Astrid and Nick, Eddie has been pretty awful since he was a child. In Lond...

This woman, like her family, is the "center of power" in this novel (2.16.73). We never get narration from her perspective, nor is she in more than a couple chapters, but, man, does she move the pi...

Rachel's mother, Kerry, has one of the most interesting stories in the novel—and we don't even know any of it until the final chapter. Initially, we are led to believe that Kerry moved from China...

Peik Lin is Rachel's BFF, and turns out to be a critical friend to Rachel during her stay in Singapore. In many ways Peik Lin becomes the translator for Rachel to help her understand what is going...

Nadine and her daughter Francesca, "the celebrated 'Shaw Foods heiress,'" rival Eddie for the title of Least Likable Characters in the novel. Nadine, like her friends, has married reasonably well b...

This man is in a class all by himself. He seems to be a connection to a forgotten world, a world where money wasn't the most important thing to everyone. Don't get us wrong, "Dr. Gu is worth hundre...

Eleanor Young, the only member of the Shang/Young/T'sien team who "socializes outside the family," has assembled a crew of women around her with social aspirations like she has (3.2.7). Eleanor sit...

Jacqueline and Amanda Ling are another mother-daughter pair focused on securing a place within the Young family. And it doesn't hurt that Jacqueline is drop-dead gorgeous: a "Chinese Catherine Dene...

Annabel and Araminta Lee, yet another mother-daughter pair clambering up the social ladder, are a duo feeling pretty satisfied with their hard work. Annabel (no relation to Edgar Allan Poe's Annabe...

Breathtaking in a Speedo, Michael Teo swept Astrid off her feet in 2004. But nothing else was easy about their relationship. Michael is former military, smart with technology, generally sweet,...

Formerly the most eligible bachelor in Singapore, Colin Khoo is dashing, nice, and crazy rich. Like many things in this book, though, appearances can be deceiving. Colin is plagued with "a severe a...

Peik Lin's father is a kind man, one of the few men we see who is also trying to climb the social ladder, but not grotesquely. However, he isn't cutthroat and seems to understand his position...

This woman will catch you by surprise. We don't know much of where she comes from, but we know a lot about the caliber of woman she is. Initially she seems to be a pushover, always going silent whe...

Possibly one of the most colorful characters in the novel, Oliver is a second cousin of Nick's, on the T'sien side. He encounters Rachel at Shang Su Yi's house and quickly takes a liking to her.Oli...

Charlie Wu, the tech billionaire who wasn't good enough for Astrid (according to her family), is possibly one of the purest characters in the novel. While he only appears in the final third of the...

The youngest of the Cheng clan and cousin and friend to Nick, Alistair isn't a terrible guy. He doesn't have great judgement in people, though, and that makes us a little sad. He's a sweet guy, and...

Carol Tai warns us, fairly early in the novel, that her son is a spoiled brat. She is not wrong. Bernard gives us a glimpse into what it may have been like to watch Eddie Cheng grow up. Bernard is...

Kitty PongSporting one of the greatest names in literature, Kitty Pong steals Alistair Cheng's heart and leaves it at Bernard Tai's feet. Almost literally.Kitty is a wild lady, her reputation about...