Danna’s Reviews > Five Star Billionaire > Status Update

Page 420/437.The last 80 pages really brought our five characters together- Walter mentions how he accompanied his father to a developer's office that bought out the old hotel he'd bought a few years back and has only caused financial misery for him,that's when he first saw Justin Lim, 2 years younger than him, and keeps track of him through the years as Walt gains incredible wealth (better busi. ventures than dad's)

Master at arranging a scene.

Walter lives in an unfurnished luxury apartment and has all kinds of self help, become rich books and claims he wrote Phoebe's favorite, Secrets of a Five Star Billionaire, under a pseudonym. Is he the fraud the bank lady warned Yinghui from? D-R-A-M-A!

At this point I'm not sure this novel is going to have any sort of conclusion or a tied up end for its characters. Walter will tire of datingPhoebe, or more likely shr'd be tired of him. Justin will maybe partner up romantically with Yinghui and they'd become a business power couple. Gary will rebuild his career and Phoebe will fall into his arnms when he confesses his true identity ob their nighttime chats. Too long

explores loneliness from all angles. Dark and depressing at times, uplifting at times, but always fascinating.

The exploration of characters and their relationship, how they argue, what makes them cave or not express themselves as coherently as they're used to is so real and raw. I love it. The emphasis on urban exploration, discussions on gentrification and land greed and developement on top of historic yet unwanted building is heart wrenching. Shanghai vs Kota Bharu, KL vs its subrubs, it's all so lovingly described.

Unputdownable.

Except Phoebe, all POVs are mainly flashbacks and reflecting on their past, which is interesting but feels a bit repetitive.