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A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

10 reviews

sarahbowling6608's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This book was really nothing like I expected, but I quite enjoyed it! The characters are excellent. I knew it was historical fiction, but it was so well written I had to google if it really happened or if Count Rostov were a real person. (It didn't and he isn't.) 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

eemadeeberry's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Confinement, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

augie_'s review against another edition

funny reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Confinement, Death, Grief, and Suicide

tamara_joy's review

funny informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Minor: Abandonment, Death, Deportation, Grief, Medical content, War, Alcohol, Classism, and Suicidal thoughts

bootsmom3's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Alcohol, and Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Gun violence

Minor: Sexual content

lipstickitotheman's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.0

I didn't think I'd like listening to this! However the pov character, narrator, and audiobook reader made this tiny world so lovely. He's so charming and charmed by the world. I think normally I would find this kind of book a bit boring. But because Alexander finds such delight in "little things" and the world and people around him, it's fun and exciting and interesting to experience with him. 

His relationship with his daughter truly made me cry. I cried over how much they love each other. I cried when his

best friend died

and he cried because

he said that the last of those who knew him when he was young was dead

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Grief, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Classism

spookily's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death, Suicide attempt, War, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Classism, Medical content, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

pershie13's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I've had this book on my TBR for years, and let me tell you it completely exceeded the already lofty expectations that I had for it! A Gentleman in Moscow follows the journey of Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov, who is living under house arrest in Bolshevik Russia shortly following the Russian Revolution. Set in Moscow's Metropol Hotel, we follow the Count's relationships with guests and employees at the hotel, as well as how he reacts to the circumstances of living out his life in one place. The evolutions of these relationships and circumstances throughout the years are fascinating and will leave you constantly guessing at what will happen next. The book is beautifully written, both in its prose and its content, and I found myself connecting with numerous characters from all walks of life. I can certainly add A Gentleman in Moscow to the shortlist of one of the best books I have ever read, and I look forward to reading Amor Towles' other works. This book is simply a masterpiece.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

...where do i even start? i had an inkling this would be good, yet it ventured in unexpected directions and still exceeded my quite lofty expectatons. idk how to describe this book w/ suitable adjectives, all i know is my heart feels full from reading it. a gentleman in moscow was filled w/ tender moments and vignettes, wise rumination of the theme of time, scenes that were as uncommon as they were singularly charming and heartwarming, and it managed to be evocative w/o ever being melodramatic or resorting to emotional manipulation.

this book showed what stories are abt, what life is abt. i particularly enjoyed the writing--it was as subtly poetic and witty as its main character--and the touching depiction of friendship and found family. my only gripes would be the fact that the middle felt like a blur given its lack of any major or dramatic plot points, and i wish there were scenes during the war yrs; not for any trauma porn, but it wouldve gone quite a long way in showing how different (or not) life in the metropol was in that period, for as much as the count was physically limited under house arrest, he was nevertheless cocooned w/in the comforts of one of moscow's best hotels. regardless, this was a great--if even rare--read that i cant wait to reread while seeking for some comfort in the yrs to come. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Police brutality, Alcohol, and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent and Kidnapping

gloomi_sundai's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

it took me so long to read cuz i went weeks even months without reading so i cannot give an honest review but i did throughly enjoy it and i think i will love it more when i reread it in ten years

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Grief and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Gun violence, Murder, and Racial slurs