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Robin

eythian@bookwyrm.social

Joined 11 months ago

I try to read a bit of everything, but it's generally biased towards SF and fantasy. And a lot of procrastinating doing it.

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2024 Reading Goal

33% complete! Robin has read 5 of 15 books.

Amor Towles: A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel (Paperback, 2019, Penguin Books) 5 stars

When, in 1922, thirty-year-old Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik …

My previous note really sums it up. This is an excellent read with good people doing their thing as the world happens outside, beautifully rendered. I'll also add that the ending is very satisfactory. I think I'll pick up something by the same author next. Great holiday reading.

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Amor Towles: A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel (Paperback, 2019, Penguin Books) 5 stars

When, in 1922, thirty-year-old Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik …

I've been binging on it today, it is quite hard to put down. Not because it is full of cliffhangers or that it's a great adventure, but because it's fun, witty, and paints a richly detailed picture of both the people and the situations and I want to see more of this high-definition movie.