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Fiction

GoneOffShore

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14. My book consumption goes up and down, depending on season, and my state of mind.

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #13)

Thu Mar 17, 2022, 02:15 AM

Mar 2022

I often go back and re-read books, as they are often a comforting (or not so comforting distraction).
I went back to 'Spook Country' by William Gibson, this week. I'm also in the midst of 'Carnival of Snackery', by David Sedaris, and a couple others. Also, 'La Place' by Annie Ernaux, which, though short and well written, is tough going because I'm reading it in the original French.

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Amor Towles - The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow, Rules of Civility [View all] GoneOffShore Mar 2022 OP

I really enjoyed Rules of Civility but I can see it could be an Tomconroy Mar 2022 #1

I got 25 pages into the one about Moscow. GoneOffShore Mar 2022 #3

I have actually loved his books. PittBlue Mar 2022 #2

Lincoln Highway Mz Pip Mar 2022 #4

If my reading of it is any indication, it will make that long plane ride seem much longer. GoneOffShore Mar 2022 #5

Hah! Mz Pip Mar 2022 #6

It's pretty soporific. Not as much as Tolstoy, but pretty close. GoneOffShore Mar 2022 #7

I LOVED PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2022 #8

It's what I do. I asked the question because I wanted to find out if my reaction was outside the box GoneOffShore Mar 2022 #9

I had not even heard of either of those. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2022 #13

My book consumption goes up and down, depending on season, and my state of mind. GoneOffShore Mar 2022 #14

Those books wouldn't have much appeal for a reader who loves plot. They are both introspective ShazamIam Mar 2022 #10

I like introspective, but it has to be interesting introspection. GoneOffShore Mar 2022 #11

Some of it is definitely superior, and in those two books the social changes are part of the story, ShazamIam Mar 2022 #12

Just finished A Gentleman in Moscow Retrograde Dec 2022 #15

Thank you for the precis! I had started the book and set it down, hence my question awhile ago. GoneOffShore Dec 2022 #16