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“That’s the problem with living in New York. You’ve got no New York to run away to.”

Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

September 18, 2024 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

In five-ish words: sophisticated, entertaining, New York, haunted I know a lot of people who say that Towles’ “Gentleman in Moscow” is their favorite book. I haven’t read it yet and have it on my TBR, somewhere middling in the middle. But then a co-host on my podcast recommended “Rules of Civility” for her “must read book” so this one rocketed straight to the top. I felt compelled to pick it up and I’m so glad I did! His writing is so clever and he […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: 1930s, Amor Towles, historical fiction, new york, Rules of Civility

cheerbrarian's CBR16 Review No:32 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: 1930s, Amor Towles, historical fiction, new york, Rules of Civility ·
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A great debut–but I was spoiled by his other book.

Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

January 21, 2020 by Fiat.Luxury Leave a Comment

After reading and enjoying A Gentleman in Moscow, I picked up Rules of Civility, a book I’d checked out from the library before but never actually read.  Tl;dr: It was good, but not as good as Moscow.   I think Gentleman in Moscow corrected some of the things that annoyed me in this book, was slightly better edited, and had more of a “punch” that resonated long after finishing the book. The story is about Katie Kontent, and her life in New York in the late […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: 1930s, Amor Towles, new york, Rich People, Rules of Civility

Fiat.Luxury's CBR12 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: 1930s, Amor Towles, new york, Rich People, Rules of Civility ·
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