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Oh my! I've liked the two other Amor Towles books I've read (Rules of Civility and The Lincoln Highway), but this is perhaps the best. A Russian aristocrat is arrested in 1923 and rather than being executed, is put in permanent confinement in the Hotel Metropol in Moscow. In a "prison" sentence that lasts over 30 years, "the Count" must learn to change in virtually every aspect of his life.
The story is magnificent and the writing goes beyond that. I spent many hours reading summaries and themes ...more
The story is magnificent and the writing goes beyond that. I spent many hours reading summaries and themes ...more
Finally finished this one! It's very slow on audio, but the reader is so good. I'm glad I kept coming back to it - it was worth it in the end.
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Didn't get sucked in and library wanted it back. will try again later.
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Dec 31, 2017
Nancy
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