At times I found myself so wrapped up in the characters that I missed some of the historical aspects that were in it. I am not a big rereader, but I can see myself rereading this one in a few years. You learn so much about Russia and the culture in this book, or at least I felt like I learned so much about Russia’s history, especially political history reading this. This is a book many nonfiction lovers would probably enjoy. I also think that this would be a good book for someone like my husband who loves nonfiction, but reads very little fiction. If you love historical fiction and want something a little different, this might be the perfect fit. Amor Towles incorporated so much history and so much of the human character into this book about life at a hotel.īy following the life of this Count you also learn so much about Russian history. The book is technically historical fiction, but you would be just as accurate calling it a thriller or a love story.

There’s fantastical romance, politics, espionage, parenthood and poetry. How can a book about a Count sentenced to house arrest at a famous Russian hotel be exciting? To me, that is the brilliance of this book. A Gentleman in Moscow is an amazing story because it manages to be a little bit of everything. The majority of the book is set in a hotel. I am so glad that I finally picked this one up to read. Some people gave the book bad reviews and found the book boring. Those that didn’t love it, didn’t just rate it as an okay book, they had strong opinions on why they did not like it. The other reason that it sat on my shelf was the two extremes of reviews. I was afraid to commit to an almost 500-page book that everyone was talking about in 20. A book that everyone loves is often a three-star, or less, read for me. The main reason it sat on my shelf was the amount of hype that it got. It has sat on my shelf unread ever since. I bought A Gentleman In Moscow in 2017, less than a year after it came out. It then covers what life was like for the Count as he lives over half his life in the Metropol hotel. The book starts in 1922 when Count Alexander Rostov is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a famous hotel in Russia, across the street from the Kremlin. There does not seem to be a lot in between.

This book seems to either get rave reviews or terrible reviews. A Gentleman In Moscow by Amor Towles was p ublished in 2016.

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