Book Review: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
on Sheila Ash (India), 08/Oct/2020 04:26, 34 days ago
A Gentleman in MoscowbyAmor TowlesMy rating:4of 5 starsI "discovered" theis author after reading his short storyYou Have Arrived at Your Destinationwhich I loved and I was not diasappointed with his longer work either. Towles has created a lasting character, with a superb storyline, witty, paced writing which is superbly read by voice over artistNicholas Guy Smith. I admit I was interrupted in my listening mid way and perhaps this made it feel a bit overlong, but I thought the build up to the ending was marvellous especially for any lover of the movie classicCasablancawhich coincidently I had only just recently rewatched for the umpteenth time. I see thatKenneth Branagh has bought the movie rights to the bookand there is supposed to be aTV miniseriesof it coming out, presumably now delayed because of COVID. I'm really looking forward to that as I think it should translate to the screen very well, so fingers crossed Rostov's Metropole will be as lasting as Rick's American CaféView all my reviewsashramblings