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A Gentleman in Moscow

Amor Towles

Start date: July 1, 2018

Finish date: July 31, 2020

Discussion: 2020 Monthly Reads

Why we're reading this: July 2020 group read for "a book set in an Olympic city"
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Sep 25, 2019 Beth Given rated it it was amazing

Shelves: clean

It's the Bolshevik Revolution, and Count Alexander Rostov is sentenced to house arrest at the Metropol Hotel in Moscow, Russia. He remains within the walls of the hotel for decades, both barred and buffered from the tumultuous history of Soviet Russia. Five-year plans, Stalin, World War II, Khrushev, and the postwar nuclear race all get passing mention, but the focus remains on the small events that make up the Count's days: the reading of a thick book, his weekly shave, the selection of the pro ...more

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Oct 28, 2021 Leslie Jerkins rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, 2021, classics-with-friends, buddy-reads

Same narrator as my beloved Remains of the Day, the audio version is impeccable. I can’t help but think the audio performance caused me to downright love this novel.

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Sep 13, 2019 Debbie rated it liked it · review of another edition

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

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May 01, 2018 Joanna rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, audiobooks, bookclub-grasslands, 2018-read

I know everyone in the world loved this book, but I found it deadly boring. A few nice turns of phrase, but for me this book just dragged on and on.

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Sep 04, 2018 Linda rated it it was ok · review of another edition

I tried so hard to like this one. Perhaps it's just not my kind of read? So many 4-5 star reviews and I just don't understand the hype. I even started it over 5 times. I forced myself to finish it just to say I did. ...more

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