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kricameron's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
jennrocca's review against another edition
I made it about 1/4 was through. Track 35 of 172. I know I like Amor Towles and I know I’ll like this story but I’m too distracted at the moment for a sweeping story that covers a diverse cast and jumps in time/memory. I will definitely come back to this. It’s just the wrong book for a Sunny and busy May.
Update: I gave it a month and came back. I made it to track 45. I’m just not feeling it. Accepting permanent DNF status.
Update: I gave it a month and came back. I made it to track 45. I’m just not feeling it. Accepting permanent DNF status.
inkandinsights's review against another edition
4.0
There was a man - a gentleman. He had a friend. They were two tigers of different stripes.
There was a Count. There was a Country. The Country prevailed. But, not for long.
There was a nine-year-old. Then a six-year-old came around. The sixty-year-old gentleman loved them both as a father would.
There was a Hotel. It had a maître d'hôtel, a chef, and a waiter. A rare friendship blossomed among the trio.
A Gentleman in Moscow is a story of friendship. One of unwavering loyalty.
It is a story of love. One of unquestionable loyalty.
It is a story of beauty. Beauty that needs one to open his or her inner eyes.
It is a story of circumstances. The story of a man who did not let his circumstances master him, instead he mastered them.
There was a Gentleman in Moscow. He was kept under house arrest, or rather 'hotel arrest'. But, he lived a life better than most who had the freedom to move and breathe in the fresh spring air of Moscow.
Now let me bring the two hind legs of my tilted chair back to the ground, put down my one foot on the study table, and exhale heavily. For it is not always that one can imagine a character like Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov - in real life or as a fictional character.
There was a Count. There was a Country. The Country prevailed. But, not for long.
There was a nine-year-old. Then a six-year-old came around. The sixty-year-old gentleman loved them both as a father would.
There was a Hotel. It had a maître d'hôtel, a chef, and a waiter. A rare friendship blossomed among the trio.
A Gentleman in Moscow is a story of friendship. One of unwavering loyalty.
It is a story of love. One of unquestionable loyalty.
It is a story of beauty. Beauty that needs one to open his or her inner eyes.
It is a story of circumstances. The story of a man who did not let his circumstances master him, instead he mastered them.
There was a Gentleman in Moscow. He was kept under house arrest, or rather 'hotel arrest'. But, he lived a life better than most who had the freedom to move and breathe in the fresh spring air of Moscow.
Now let me bring the two hind legs of my tilted chair back to the ground, put down my one foot on the study table, and exhale heavily. For it is not always that one can imagine a character like Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov - in real life or as a fictional character.
niovium's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
clairescan8's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
This was so well written, combining history (1922 Soviet Russia) and fiction. The writer's storytelling really transcended time and place and it was an experience reading the book. It must-read for anyone who appreciates historical fiction done right.
gagnedouze's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
bkm87's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5