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Leslie Zornow asked this question about A Gentleman in Moscow:
My book club is reading A gentleman in Moscow and I'm finding it horribly slow without much plot. Does it get better? I'm at the end of Book One.
David Bryant I feel sorry for those who did not enjoy the book and consider it slow. I think they are missing the pleasure of it! It (almost) perfectly illustrates…moreI feel sorry for those who did not enjoy the book and consider it slow. I think they are missing the pleasure of it! It (almost) perfectly illustrates the idea that a journey is not about the destination so much as the pleasure of travel. Likewise, this book is about the pleasure of the story and how it is crafted and told. It matches the concept of a "gentleman" and that his purpose is not to "do" but to "be." (less)
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