Laura P. (hemmputnam) reviewed on 3/27/2018 + 1119 more book reviews

So much of my experience of a book depends on the expectations I have before reading it. I thought A Gentleman in Moscow would be dense and intimidating and I ended up finding it delightful. My expectations for Rules of Civility were therefore pretty high, and the writing is great. I couldn't always like the characters, which may have been part of the point, but I won't be giving it as a gift the way I did Gentleman. We had a good book group discussion about turning points in life, how communities/classes do and don't interact, the importance of pleasure in the mundane, and pride vs. sacrifice.

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