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yukti_k's review against another edition
5.0
This novel had me at the edge of the seat. I had imagined it would go a thousand different ways but these few lines from the book sum it up so well for me:
“I’ll tell you what is convenient,” he said after a moment. “To sleep until noon and have someone bring you your breakfast on a tray. To cancel an appointment at the very last minute. To keep a carriage waiting at the door of one party, so that on a moment’s notice it can whisk you away to another. To sidestep marriage in your youth and put off having children altogether. These are the greatest of conveniences, Anushka—and at one time, I had them all. But in the end, it has been the inconveniences that have mattered to me most.”
At the end of the day, life is what happens to us when we are busy making plans and as justifies the Count, the unpredictable things that happened to him are also the things that made his life rich and wonderful.
This book is full of nuggets of wisdom, intrigue, adventure, emotion and everything real that comprises life. It also tries to ascertain what life would have been like in a country that most people don't know or understand and how the people in that environment learnt to survive and thrive, the things that they cared about and their grievances.
Rarely have I been so enthralled by the journey of a character and been so envious of his life of little that he treated as if it were a delicacy. I would say it is a must read for a generation that often forgets what it is like to have the world change so rapidly that they can't keep pace with it and how to live and accept oneself in the grand scheme of things.
“I’ll tell you what is convenient,” he said after a moment. “To sleep until noon and have someone bring you your breakfast on a tray. To cancel an appointment at the very last minute. To keep a carriage waiting at the door of one party, so that on a moment’s notice it can whisk you away to another. To sidestep marriage in your youth and put off having children altogether. These are the greatest of conveniences, Anushka—and at one time, I had them all. But in the end, it has been the inconveniences that have mattered to me most.”
At the end of the day, life is what happens to us when we are busy making plans and as justifies the Count, the unpredictable things that happened to him are also the things that made his life rich and wonderful.
This book is full of nuggets of wisdom, intrigue, adventure, emotion and everything real that comprises life. It also tries to ascertain what life would have been like in a country that most people don't know or understand and how the people in that environment learnt to survive and thrive, the things that they cared about and their grievances.
Rarely have I been so enthralled by the journey of a character and been so envious of his life of little that he treated as if it were a delicacy. I would say it is a must read for a generation that often forgets what it is like to have the world change so rapidly that they can't keep pace with it and how to live and accept oneself in the grand scheme of things.
rach_kelly13's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-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? No
3.0
jambonumber5's review against another edition
4.0
Lovely - historically interesting and comfortable like a children’s book
sharperray's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
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
4.5
lucy_99's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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? No
3.5
abslax's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-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
4.5
vanessachiam_'s review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-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? No
4.25
mce_reads's review against another edition
4.0
Wonderful story!
Loved the story but dropped a star for the verbose writing (I found myself skimming paragraphs). A bit of a slow start, but a page-turner once it gets going.
Loved the story but dropped a star for the verbose writing (I found myself skimming paragraphs). A bit of a slow start, but a page-turner once it gets going.
ruffian23's review against another edition
lighthearted
tense
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? No
4.0
lugokeven's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Excellent witty writing