Fiction

BlueMTexpat

(15,486 posts) Fri Nov 8, 2019, 05:00 AM Nov 2019

I am currently reading "A Gentleman in Moscow."

One sister recently visited and left a copy here for me with a strong recommendation to read. What a treat so far!

I'm not rushing through it because the writing itself is a joy and also provides some LOL moments. Which are much needed these days.

Apparently, it is soon to be a major TV series as well.

Here's the Goodreads write-up: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34066798-a-gentleman-in-moscow

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I never read Towles's first book "Rules of Civility" and now will certainly look to do so.

One reason perhaps that I am enjoying this so much is that I have also read the non-fiction "Marooned in Moscow" by the indomnitable Marguerite Harrison. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12682677-marooned-in-moscow

For info on Harrison, a truly remarkable woman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marguerite_Harrison

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These days, with Putin's puppet infesting the WH and Russia's ongoing interference in our own elections, it is good to have some other perspectives of that fascinating country.

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I am currently reading "A Gentleman in Moscow." (Original Post) BlueMTexpat Nov 2019 OP

This is one of my favorite reads. sagesnow Nov 2019 #1

It must have been BlueMTexpat Nov 2019 #2

Great book mainstreetonce Nov 2019 #3

That I certainly undertand. BlueMTexpat Nov 2019 #4

Think I can safely say: hermetic Nov 2019 #5

I absolutely loved it. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2019 #6

sagesnow

(2,869 posts)

1. This is one of my favorite reads.

Reply to BlueMTexpat (Original post)

Fri Nov 8, 2019, 09:57 AM

Nov 2019

Actually it is one of my favorite listens because I heard it on Audible while traveling and was enchanted with Towles writing. He paints a magical, exciting world inside the famous old Metropol hotel in Moscow after the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. How can the plot telling the story of a man imprisoned in an old hotel be so deeply entertaining and exciting? Read it and see.

BlueMTexpat

(15,486 posts)

2. It must have been

Reply to sagesnow (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 8, 2019, 11:52 AM

Nov 2019

great fun to hear! I am loving the wonderful prose. I actually enjoy rereading some parts simply because they flow so seemingly effortlessly.

The sister who left the book for me has just recently written to say that she will be attending one of his lectures soon.

mainstreetonce

(4,178 posts)

3. Great book

Reply to BlueMTexpat (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 8, 2019, 07:42 PM

Nov 2019

Read it slowly just to wrapped up in the writing

BlueMTexpat

(15,486 posts)

4. That I certainly undertand.

Reply to mainstreetonce (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 9, 2019, 05:38 AM

Nov 2019

hermetic

(8,604 posts)

5. Think I can safely say:

Reply to BlueMTexpat (Original post)

Sat Nov 9, 2019, 10:59 AM

Nov 2019

This one will stay with you for a long while. It sure had that effect on me. Read it over a year ago but still think of it often.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,607 posts)

6. I absolutely loved it.

Reply to BlueMTexpat (Original post)

Tue Nov 12, 2019, 10:13 PM

Nov 2019

All the way through I kept on being worried that the author would have a cop-out ending. No plot spoilers, but the way it ends is wonderful and is not a cop-out at all. It's true to everything that happens leading up to it.

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