Reviews

Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

swfountaine's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

4.0

buttercupita's review against another edition

4.0

This is my third Amor Towles book -- he is a very gifted storyteller. I enjoyed the glimpse of 1930's Manhattan and the high life for the privileged of the time. However, some of the characters' conflicts weren't particularly interesting to me, so I'd actually rate this a 3.5 with the bump up for the good writing.

thebookninja's review

reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

agrinczel's review against another edition

5.0

More like 4.5 stars, I felt like the ending didn’t fit, or maybe I just didn’t like it.

jessielinden1's review against another edition

5.0

One of the most fun reads I can remember! Period NY fiction with sarcasm and a woman finding her footing in a world that wants her to be a certain way and she said actually no? Yes please. Special affection for an idea that one can have nostalgia for days they are glad to have behind them

bridgett_b's review against another edition

2.0

Damn it, sucked in once again by beautiful cover art and an enticing description, only to get stuck with...meh.

abbyprinceatwood's review against another edition

3.5 stars. I love Towles’s writing but I enjoyed these characters. I’m just not sure I loved this story. Katey has a lot of affection for Eve, who is a wholly selfish and manipulative person. Eve is such a strong presence in the first half of the book and then ... whoosh ... out of the picture. I struggled with the timeframe of the book, that this all happened within one year.

galiak's review

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

3.75

claudiaruton's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

god!! what a book!! funny, incisive, gripping, deeply, deeply moving, incredibly well-written. so much love packed into it that it can’t help but pour out. 

vasudha_a's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0