A Gentleman in Moscow
A Novel
by Amor Towles
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“@DecLawn @amortowles I enjoyed it as a fabulous audio book. | @briankoppelman @amortowles Fantastic book as well as a triumph in cover design. I legit bought it at B&N knowing barely anything about it because I loved the title and the cover. | @greenfield64 I listened to both those books by Towles and they were fantastic. Always on my recommended list (the narrators were excellent). | @ram_ssk @amortowles It was a fantastic book. Read it based on Billg's book recommendations. | You don’t have to be a Russophile to enjoy the book, but if you are, it’s essential reading. I think early 20th century Russian history is super interesting, so I’ve read a bunch of books about Lenin and Stalin. A Gentleman in Moscow gave me a new perspective on the era, even though it’s fictional.”
Source →“@DecLawn @amortowles I enjoyed it as a fabulous audio book. | @briankoppelman @amortowles Fantastic book as well as a triumph in cover design. I legit bought it at B&N knowing barely anything about it because I loved the title and the cover. | @greenfield64 I listened to both those books by Towles and they were fantastic. Always on my recommended list (the narrators were excellent). | @ram_ssk @amortowles It was a fantastic book. Read it based on Billg's book recommendations. | You don’t have to be a Russophile to enjoy the book, but if you are, it’s essential reading. I think early 20th century Russian history is super interesting, so I’ve read a bunch of books about Lenin and Stalin. A Gentleman in Moscow gave me a new perspective on the era, even though it’s fictional.”
Source →“@DecLawn @amortowles I enjoyed it as a fabulous audio book. | @briankoppelman @amortowles Fantastic book as well as a triumph in cover design. I legit bought it at B&N knowing barely anything about it because I loved the title and the cover. | @greenfield64 I listened to both those books by Towles and they were fantastic. Always on my recommended list (the narrators were excellent). | @ram_ssk @amortowles It was a fantastic book. Read it based on Billg's book recommendations. | You don’t have to be a Russophile to enjoy the book, but if you are, it’s essential reading. I think early 20th century Russian history is super interesting, so I’ve read a bunch of books about Lenin and Stalin. A Gentleman in Moscow gave me a new perspective on the era, even though it’s fictional.”
Source →“@DecLawn @amortowles I enjoyed it as a fabulous audio book. | @briankoppelman @amortowles Fantastic book as well as a triumph in cover design. I legit bought it at B&N knowing barely anything about it because I loved the title and the cover. | @greenfield64 I listened to both those books by Towles and they were fantastic. Always on my recommended list (the narrators were excellent). | @ram_ssk @amortowles It was a fantastic book. Read it based on Billg's book recommendations. | You don’t have to be a Russophile to enjoy the book, but if you are, it’s essential reading. I think early 20th century Russian history is super interesting, so I’ve read a bunch of books about Lenin and Stalin. A Gentleman in Moscow gave me a new perspective on the era, even though it’s fictional.”
Source →“@DecLawn @amortowles I enjoyed it as a fabulous audio book. | @briankoppelman @amortowles Fantastic book as well as a triumph in cover design. I legit bought it at B&N knowing barely anything about it because I loved the title and the cover. | @greenfield64 I listened to both those books by Towles and they were fantastic. Always on my recommended list (the narrators were excellent). | @ram_ssk @amortowles It was a fantastic book. Read it based on Billg's book recommendations. | You don’t have to be a Russophile to enjoy the book, but if you are, it’s essential reading. I think early 20th century Russian history is super interesting, so I’ve read a bunch of books about Lenin and Stalin. A Gentleman in Moscow gave me a new perspective on the era, even though it’s fictional.”
Source →“@DecLawn @amortowles I enjoyed it as a fabulous audio book. | @briankoppelman @amortowles Fantastic book as well as a triumph in cover design. I legit bought it at B&N knowing barely anything about it because I loved the title and the cover. | @greenfield64 I listened to both those books by Towles and they were fantastic. Always on my recommended list (the narrators were excellent). | @ram_ssk @amortowles It was a fantastic book. Read it based on Billg's book recommendations. | You don’t have to be a Russophile to enjoy the book, but if you are, it’s essential reading. I think early 20th century Russian history is super interesting, so I’ve read a bunch of books about Lenin and Stalin. A Gentleman in Moscow gave me a new perspective on the era, even though it’s fictional.”
Source →“@DecLawn @amortowles I enjoyed it as a fabulous audio book. | @briankoppelman @amortowles Fantastic book as well as a triumph in cover design. I legit bought it at B&N knowing barely anything about it because I loved the title and the cover. | @greenfield64 I listened to both those books by Towles and they were fantastic. Always on my recommended list (the narrators were excellent). | @ram_ssk @amortowles It was a fantastic book. Read it based on Billg's book recommendations. | You don’t have to be a Russophile to enjoy the book, but if you are, it’s essential reading. I think early 20th century Russian history is super interesting, so I’ve read a bunch of books about Lenin and Stalin. A Gentleman in Moscow gave me a new perspective on the era, even though it’s fictional.”
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Recommended by 12 sources and appears in For Men, Historical Fiction, and Books Recommended by Bill Gates.
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“@DecLawn @amortowles I enjoyed it as a fabulous audio book. | @briankoppelman @amortowles Fantastic book as well as a triumph in cover design. I legit bought it at B&N knowing barely anything about it because I loved the title and the cover. | @greenfield64 I listened to both those books by Towles and they were fantastic. Always on my recommended list (the narrators were excellent). | @ram_ssk @amortowles It was a fantastic book. Read it based on Billg's book recommendations. | You don’t have to be a Russophile to enjoy the book, but if you are, it’s essential reading. I think early 20th century Russian history is super interesting, so I’ve read a bunch of books about Lenin and Stalin. A Gentleman in Moscow gave me a new perspective on the era, even though it’s fictional.”
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