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PoindexterOglethorpe

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8. I LOVED

Tue Mar 15, 2022, 10:53 PM

Mar 2022

A Gentleman in Moscow. What I especially loved was that he didn't cheat on the ending. He made it believable.

I also thought Rules of Civility was good. I have Lincoln Highway on hold with my library, so can't comment on it.

Here's the thing. What works for me may well not work for you. Example, I read a certain amount of science fiction. NOT fantasy which is an entirely different genre. Somewhat more specifically I like alternate history and time travel. I can also go on and on about specific writers I like -- Connie Willis, Robert Charles Wilson, Jack McDevitt, and lots of others -- but (especially if you are not already a science fiction person) none of these might resonate with you. And that's okay. While I sincerely wish you'd love the same books and authors that I do, I understand you might not. Don't fret. Just find the stuff that works for you, and go there.

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Amor Towles - The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow, Rules of Civility [View all] GoneOffShore Mar 2022 OP

I really enjoyed Rules of Civility but I can see it could be an Tomconroy Mar 2022 #1

I got 25 pages into the one about Moscow. GoneOffShore Mar 2022 #3

I have actually loved his books. PittBlue Mar 2022 #2

Lincoln Highway Mz Pip Mar 2022 #4

If my reading of it is any indication, it will make that long plane ride seem much longer. GoneOffShore Mar 2022 #5

Hah! Mz Pip Mar 2022 #6

It's pretty soporific. Not as much as Tolstoy, but pretty close. GoneOffShore Mar 2022 #7

I LOVED PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2022 #8

It's what I do. I asked the question because I wanted to find out if my reaction was outside the box GoneOffShore Mar 2022 #9

I had not even heard of either of those. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2022 #13

My book consumption goes up and down, depending on season, and my state of mind. GoneOffShore Mar 2022 #14

Those books wouldn't have much appeal for a reader who loves plot. They are both introspective ShazamIam Mar 2022 #10

I like introspective, but it has to be interesting introspection. GoneOffShore Mar 2022 #11

Some of it is definitely superior, and in those two books the social changes are part of the story, ShazamIam Mar 2022 #12

Just finished A Gentleman in Moscow Retrograde Dec 2022 #15

Thank you for the precis! I had started the book and set it down, hence my question awhile ago. GoneOffShore Dec 2022 #16