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Charming, beautiful, contemplative. A perfect book to read during quarantine as the book considers the full and joyful life of Count Rostov. Rostov is under house arrest, so lives 40 years in the confines of the Metropol Hotel. And what a life. Loved this book.
THREE YEARS. I have been reading this book for 3 years. Beloved by most, I almost thought I was reading a different book than the one everyone loves so much. This has been my "insomnia book" - the book that I read on a tablet when I can't sleep at night. The book that I read to put me to sleep. I finally committed to finishing it! While traveling this week, I finished reading about the adventures of Count Rostov in the Hotel Metropol. As far as house arrests go, this seems like a pretty sweet gi
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Every once in a while a book comes along and is the whole package. This is one of those books. A clever story, characters that are well developed and that you come to love, words that are strung together like poetry that you will jot down so you remember them later like this gem...Montaigne's Maxim: The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness and a satisfying ending. Love love love this book!
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This is a slow developing read but worth the time. I love the descriptions and I love the count. It’s amazing how the author is true tot he style of Russian classical literature.
Beautifully written and so much more interesting than his last novel (imho). Great characters that had some complex emotional responses. Loved the Casablanca references.
This book would probably be 3.5 stars for me if I could swing it.
The Count is an interesting man, interesting to follow, but a lot of the story is told from third-person omniscient. You also see how his thoughts are related to his memories, his education, his relationships. Each chapter can stand alone as a vignette - and the power of these chapters is the small moments that the author perfectly describes. But they also string together so well as people age, grow, connect, and disconnect. The l ...more
The Count is an interesting man, interesting to follow, but a lot of the story is told from third-person omniscient. You also see how his thoughts are related to his memories, his education, his relationships. Each chapter can stand alone as a vignette - and the power of these chapters is the small moments that the author perfectly describes. But they also string together so well as people age, grow, connect, and disconnect. The l ...more
This was beautifully written but I’ll be honest I didn’t finish it. It lost my attention and overall just wasn’t that great.
Definitely a 4.5 star book. I don't know that I would read it again but the way the author layers little moments and make the hotel seem larger than life makes for an enchanting read. The characters sparkle with wit and charm. I kept seeing this as a Wes Anderson movie for some reason. Totally worth it.
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Shame on me - this is really good and then I dropped it for a bit and had lost momentum in the quiet space of that hotel, so really it needs a re-start. It's very good - not a true DNF in the unlikeable sense.
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