A Gentleman in Moscow
By Amor Towles
- Release Date: 2016-09-06
- Genre: Historical Fiction
Description
The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers • A New York Times “Readers’ Choice: Best Books of the 21st Century” Pick
From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Table for Two, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel
In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery.
Brimming with humor, a glittering cast of characters, and one beautifully rendered scene after another, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count’s endeavor to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose.
Reviews
A Gentleman In Moscow
5By stephen8348Might just be the most wonderful book I’ve ever read. Cheers to Sasha (and Rick)!ONE OF SEVERAL FAVORITE FAVORITE BOOKS, AS SATISFYING AS THE FIRST READ
5By steeblinskiHEROIC, INSPIRING, COMICAL, THOUGHTFULOutstanding!
5By Torrey's MomBest book I’ve read in a long time!! One of the few I’ll read again.Challenging
3By MB DoI can appreciate the historical significance of this book, but I'm not sure it was worth all the effort.Makes the complex simple
5By Caleb M JohnsonI read it late at night over the course of over a year. The imagery brought to mind with the clear and simple writing kept the story fresh in my mind. I love the serenity with which the author treated the subject of a complex time in history by focusing on a man with elegance. Caleb Johnson - MaineA gentleman in Moscow
5By Eva PalomaresExcellent !Simply Excellent!
5By VB,VA1Beautifully written book will draw you inside another world. Well done!A Definitive MUST READ
5By AsMeAsAllowableThe beauty of this novel has left me speechless. So much depth and intertwining themes; joy, gratitude, loyalty, patience, acceptance, love, community, neatly undone (and yet NOT) by hypocrisy, envy, humiliation, and atrocity. This is a book that I could only afford to put down through sheer exhaustion though readily and easily picked right back up after a few hours repose. Simultaneously distressing and hopeful, one could imagine himself in the shoes of the majority of proud Russians forced into obscurity by a futile ideology begun by the Bolsheviks and co-opted by Communists.Exquisite
5By BQ72A wonderful read, full of surprises.Incredible
5By surly-joeJust finished my second read. This will share the top spot of my favorite book of all time alongside …of Mice and Men.Very enjoyable!
5By BPR136Very engaging story and a pleasurable read.Words can’t describe
5By WycadaOne of the best books I’ve ever read. Engrossing, entertaining, thought provoking, and absolutely delightful. Well done.What an amazing read.
5By Solly The KidThis book took me a while to finish, but every time I return to it, I was captivated and could not set it down. This is story that will change the way you approach most things in life. With so much going on, and so much to remember it is hard not to fall in love with each character as they come into the life of The Count. You will have such a great time reading this book, I could not recommend it more.Lovely book but incredibly tedious.
3By Blake731Lovely book but incredibly tedious. The pace is frustrating with burst of explicit and delicious descriptions. Still a good read.Great Character
5By loopandwaveWhat an amazing character! Finely observed. A unique, very individual experience of a period of Russian history.Never been to Moscow but…
5By dooneenThis delightfully told story of a “Former Person” in transitory USSR in the early 20th century painted a lovely picture of Muscovian life, albeit from House Arrest in the grand Metropol Hotel. As a sort of coming of age story we are taken through the series of attitude shifts that necessitate making peace with one’s fortunes.A gentleman in Moscow
5By jlalickerDelightfulWow
5By Richard Paul III stumbled upon this book trying to find something to escape with on vacation. It was simply one of the best written reads I have ever experienced. I’ll have to come back and enjoy this again.Immensely readable
5By MinRayFascinating characters, a wonderful story, and an attitude of persistent hope.
