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Rules of Civility

Amor Towles ★★★★★ 3.5/5 I picked this up on the reputation Mr Towles built with his fantastic A Gentleman in Moscow, to keep me company during treatment. The book does

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Rosie Project
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The Rosie Project

Graeme Simsion ★★★★★ 3.5/5 Heart tugging and engrossing rom-com that lives up to its billing for the genre. The protagonist, Don, is a character very much in the mold of

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Nutshell

Ian McEwan ★★★★★ 4/5 I picked up Ian McEwan’s Nutshell (2016) from the neighborhood library while waiting on my hold for his latest “Machines Like Me”.  And I’m glad I

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A Gentleman in Moscow
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A Gentleman in Moscow

Amor Towles ★★★★★ 5/5 I stumbled upon this gem of a book in a summer reading list tweet from Bill Gates. In one word: elegant. Set in the Moscow of

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