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    Has anyone read...?

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    8 hours ago, Brian. said:

     

    I have it on the bookcase next to me right now and I've been meaning to pick it up and read it but always choose something else. I shall push it up the list and probably read it next due to your glowing comments about it. I read one of his other books, Rules of Civility, in 2019  and loved his writing style.

     

     

    Good review by Kell. i miss some of the oldtimers. :) 

    I shall put that book on my TBR list. Don't know why I didm't think about it since I loved  "A Gentleman In Moscow" so well.

    Edit: The book was available in the library so I just now downloaded it to my kindle,

    Has anyone read...?

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    Has anyone read A Gentleman In Moscow by Amor Towles. I read the book and thought it was very, very, good. one of my favorite reads in the past 3 or 4 years. From Amazon:

     

    n 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery.

    Brimming with humor, a glittering cast of characters, and one beautifully rendered scene after another, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count’s endeavor to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose.

    Your Book Activity - January 2021

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    On 1/28/2021 at 8:27 AM, Brian. said:

    I’ve made a start on a new series this morning, The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell.

     

    I just finished reading Warlord, the last of his Saxon Tales series. I enjoyed all 15 books very much and recommend them highly.

     

     

    On 1/31/2021 at 6:32 AM, Marie H said:

    Wow, it’s the first time I’ve used the Forum in January 2021, on the last day of the month :blush:. Reading mojo is excellent at the moment, but the sociability mojo is non existent! :ph34r:
    Reading The Girl in The Tower (Winternight Trilogy #2) by Katherine Arden, read 78% so far, and I am enjoying it. 

     

    You are in for a real treat. The books are great reading. A bit of advice, when you finally finish book 3 of the Winternight Trilogy keep reading after the completion of the book as there is so much great info in the book after the story is finished and will explain so much that has happened in the whole series. The aftermath of the book right down to the very last word is as good as any aftermath in any book that I have read.

     

    I just finished reading A Gentleman In Moscow by Amor Towles. It was one of the best books that I have read in a number of years. Great writing and excellent storyline. The book gets better the further into it that you get. I am sad that I am finished with it.

     

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    On the first day, God created the dog and said, "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years."

    The dog said, "That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?"

    And God saw it was good.

    On the second day, God created the monkey and said, "Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span."

    The monkey said, "Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the dog did?"

    And God, again saw it was good.

    On the third day, God created the cow and said, "You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years."

    The cow said, "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?"

    And God agreed it was good.

    On the fourth day, God created humans and said, "Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years."

    But the human said, "Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back,

    the ten the monkey gave back,

    and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?"

    "Okay," said God, "You asked for it."

    So that is why for our first twenty years, we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves.

    For the next forty years, we slave in the sun to support our family.

    For the next ten years, we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren.

    And for the last ten years, we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.

    Life has now been explained to you.

    There is no need to thank me for this valuable information.

    I'm doing it as a public service.

    If you are looking for me I will be on the front porch...

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