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Rules of Civility

Amor Towles

4.06 AVERAGE

mirriamzs's review against another edition

5.0

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Am reading this because the law girls of twitter really liked it. And why not add a 6th book to the mix? Holy wow. The girls were right.

mjm136's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Amor Towles is always a brilliant writer, but this is my least favorite of his books.  The story felt a bit pointless and I didn’t really like any of the characters.  Even the lead protagonist, Katie Kontent, left me a bit cold.  It won’t stop me from reading other Amor Towles books, though.

rickyvalles's review against another edition

2.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

kaylagraceful's review against another edition

4.25

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

trcotter's review against another edition

5.0

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This book made me wittier and smarter

ema_dawson's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous funny hopeful reflective sad 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: Yes

jillshiskin's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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: Yes

bridgett's review against another edition

3.5

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

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I liked this significantly more than A Gentleman in Moscow. But I think historical fiction is just not my genre right now. 

thefellowshipofthebooks's review against another edition

4.5

reflective sad medium-paced

lanabug711's review against another edition

4.0

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Gatsby meets Mad Men in this slow burn of a novel. The writing is brilliant, which makes up for the lack of action. I really enjoy Amor Towles' style, although I think I preferred A Gentleman in Moscow more than this one. The symbolism of Katey Kontent's name will have me pondering for quite some time.