A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
With the COVID19 quarantining, this book was being raved about everywhere. It's about a Russian aristocrat who is sentenced to house arrest in a hotel in Moscow, and the multiple decades that follow. While timely, that's not exactly a gripping premise and usually, books getting that much hype end up being disappointing. But this one deserved the rave reviews. I *loved* it... It's fantastic! The writing reminded me of Nabokov, and the story is compelling and absorbing. I was sad to finish it. I've already ordered the author's other book... Here's a sample of the writing - a paragraph about jazz: "And yet, the art form had grown on him. Like the American correspondents, jazz seemed a naturally gregarious force - one that was a little unruly and prone to say the first thing that popped into its head, but generally of good humor and friendly intent. In addition, it seemed decidedly unconcerned with where it had been or where it was going - exhibiting somehow...