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A Gentleman in Moscow
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December 1, 2020
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December 31, 2020
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Chosen as our group BotM for December 2020.

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What Members Thought

Cynthia Shannon
Considering that The Rules of Civility is one of my favorite books of all time, I was a little worried about whether I'd like A Gentleman in Moscow. The premise didn't originally appeal to me and it took me a while to get acclimated to the time and setting. But what wonderful storytelling this book is! The author just writes these damn good sentences that you just want to re-read (or highlight, had you picked this up on Kindle) because they convey the exact correct universal emotion. The charact ...more
Sandy
Mar 06, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
I cannot praise this book enough, its a delightful read. Set in the time of the Russian Revolution and going forward into the 1950's A Gentleman of Moscow tells the story of a Russian Count, who as a young man, is sentenced to live under house arrest in the Metropol Hotel in Moscow. His life, the people he comes in contact with and how after many, many years he saves himself and his loved ones is a fascinating tale. Towles is a marvelous writer, the attention to detail and interesting plot twist ...more
Lee Goldberg
Apr 18, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Kai
Nov 14, 2016 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: overrated
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Jan 05, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Debie Orrell
Nov 24, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Monica Lillya
Jan 07, 2018 is currently reading it  ·  review of another edition
Kate Lecher
Mar 13, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Bruin Mccon
Oct 21, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Kimberly
Feb 08, 2019 is currently reading it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: history, russia
Katie
Mar 17, 2019 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Aug 03, 2019 marked it as to-read
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Regina
Sep 29, 2019 rated it really liked it
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Nov 26, 2019 rated it it was amazing
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Mar 25, 2021 rated it it was amazing
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