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A Gentleman in Moscow

Amor Towles

Start date: October 1, 2022

Finish date: October 31, 2022

Discussion: MODERN / POPULAR READS

Why we're reading this: October 2022 - Bookshelf Catch-Up Selection
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Feb 04, 2019 Laurel Bradshaw rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: chunky-450, 20th-century, daytimers-book-club, literary-fiction, moscow, color-rating-gold

I wavered between 4 and 5 stars on this. 4, because it is not without flaws. I spent the first quarter of the book feeling a bit lost and disoriented and went back to the beginning at least twice. But after awhile, I got into the flow of it. By the end, I wanted to start over and listen to the whole thing again. The characters are well-drawn and delightful. It is literary and slow-moving - if you like action and plot-driven stories this isn't for you. And if you are looking for historical fictio ...more

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Apr 13, 2019 Julia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: introducing-great-new-characters, around-the-world, politics, classics, audio-books, comfort-reads, potential-movie

Beautifully written and so much more interesting than his last novel (imho). Great characters that had some complex emotional responses. Loved the Casablanca references.

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Feb 26, 2025 Marla rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, book-club, historical-fiction, adult, book-discussion, award-winner, 2025

4.5 stars.. What a wonderful book for book club filled with interesting characters interacting with Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov (view spoiler) ...more

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Mar 03, 2020 spoko rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction, history, russia

I shouldn’t have liked this book. It is very much a long apologia for class hierarchy, even if it’s disguised as something quite the opposite. That said, it’s pretty great. The characters are fun to spend time with, the writing is quick and sharp, and the breadth of the story is encompassing. It didn’t hurt that I really love the Metropol Hotel, which was itself certainly one of the book’s main characters.

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