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Mar 11, 2024
Reminescent of the society nobs of the Great Gatsby, this book is set in New York near the end of the Great Depression and the start of the Great War. Katie Kontent is scrabbling her way from a working class upbringing to the upper…
Jul 31, 2023AndrewLi07 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The Rules of Civility by Amor Towles is a captivating tale set in the glitz and glamour of 1930s New York. Through the eyes of Katey Kontent, a young woman of ambition and wit, we navigate through a year filled with jazz, love,…
Jun 02, 2023parmmi rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The great Gatsby but if Nick was a woman and Gatsby was a different kind of fraud. I love Amor Towles
May 04, 2023
"It may sound like a typical small girl goes to the city and meets a rich bachelor, but there are bittersweet, realistic moments that bring the story down to reality. But it's still magical, lively and full of 1950s glamour." - Rachel D.
Apr 10, 2023BeauCoquelicot rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
If you liked ‘ A Gentleman in Moscow’ this one does not disappoint. Always a book hangover with Amor Towles… His writing will be classics one day. Incredibly timeless.
Feb 26, 2023t_lynschm77 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I really enjoy the writing style of Amor Towles. This is my third book by him, and it did not disappoint. I enjoy the sophistication of this writing, how he brings elegance and tragedy to a story. This rags-to-riches story did not unfold…
Feb 24, 2023busymom51 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Amor Towles is an incredible writer. He has the uncanny ability to create characters, plots and settings that instantly draw you into the experience. In Rules of Civility he takes us through a year in the life of Katey, a young woman…
Nov 15, 2022tjdickey rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Towles hits it out of the ballpark in his debut novel, penning a vibrant evocation of the cadences and glitter and exuberance of the late 1930s New York social scene. "Rules of Civility" flies along with the socialite antics of Scott…
Aug 14, 2022
I read another book by the same author (gentleman in Moscow)
Jun 17, 2022okiechigal rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This was a very interesting book., Alittle slow - wanted to push it along - but interesting anyways.
May 18, 2022RosaReads2 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
5++ Stars!! I have no doubt that this will end up being my favorite book of 2022. I’ve just spent the last 2 hours circling back and re-reading portions of the story. I don’t want it to be over and I’m left feeling a bit emotional. The…
May 04, 2022katjespin rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Amor Towles can take me along for whatever journey he's traveling, pretty much any time. This is not as phenomenal as Gentleman in Moscow, but retains all the glorious writing and descriptive touches that drip from Towles' fingertips.…
Feb 23, 2022
RETURNED 5-16-22 DUE 5-23-22 CHECKED OUT 4-30-22 ON HOLD 4-27-22 Author of A Gentleman in Moscow
Jan 31, 2022rclane rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I read half this book in a weekend and loved it, then I wasn't able to come back to it for a couple of weeks due to the Christmas break. Then I realized I'd forgotten most of the characters, not the main 4 of 5, but the rest, and the…
Jan 17, 2022kcharters28 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Just finished it and want to savour it a second time!
Jan 08, 2022dreamydress rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
“It’s funny about photography, isn’t it? The entire medium is founded on the instant. If you allow the shutter to be open for even a few seconds, the image goes black. We think of our lives as a sequence of actions, an accumulation of…
Dec 27, 2021candyswart rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
It's not often I read a book three times. The first time was six years ago. Then I forgot the title and author but never forgot the story. I longed to find it again and was lucky enough do so to recently. I raced through it with…
Nov 13, 2021Grandma007 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed reading the book. Yes it is chick lit, and well written.
Oct 12, 2021richibi rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Chick Lit - an early work (2011) by the author of the later "A Gentleman in Moscow" (2016), a much more accomplished effort than this trivial one - to page 95 only
Jul 14, 2021DanglingConversations rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I rarely read a book twice but this is that wonderful exception. An impeccably paced story line with complex characters woven through the events which make up Kate's novitiate in pre WWII New York city. I enjoyed the many allusions to…
Jun 22, 2021svwagen rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The mark of a well-written book is when you are so sad that the book has ended. I read this book after the second book by this author, A Gentleman in Moscow, but I loved this one more.
Jun 11, 2021
Towles once again drops you into his world and leads you around by the tip of his pen. Artfully crafting each character and luxuriously submersing you in the beauty of the everyday
Apr 24, 2021PetraL rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Depicts the upper class in New York City in 1938, and those who want to climb the social ladder. Well written and thought-provoking. A good book club recommendation.
Mar 14, 2021bconnor207 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Mildly entertaining; not sure it would have happened the way it was described, but it was an easy read and posed an interesting read on rags-to-riches. Also, the name Katie "Kontent" simply bugged me.
Mar 02, 2021Alpha_zzz rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I have mixed feelings about this book. The storyline was great. It was fun reading about events of the 30’s and various social circles in New York. The character development was good, and it was interesting to have a male author write…