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I have returned after a brief break. I fear it may be some time until I can finish this book. However! I am enjoying the Eve in Hollywood sequel! It’s very interesting because it’s about Eve but told through the perspective of the people she’s meeting. Quite unique. I LOVE AMOR TOWLES!!

Finished with the final short story. One word summery: YUP! Loved it. Can’t wait for the final half of the book; it’s a sequel/spinoff for one of the main characters from “Rules of Civility” which I loved when I read it last summer.

Fifth story done! This one was funny!! The husband reminded me of Schmidt from New Girl and I could totally see the narrator rolling her eyes at him bc he was being so dramatic.

Fourth story done. I’ll stop here for now. Again with the silly to sad slippery slope!! Very interesting. Also a story about love/marriage. I thought it was interesting that it was told in first person but half the story was about things the character wasn’t even there for. So like semi-third person too.

Third story done. This one was cute, a little sad. Very different vibe. It started off in its normal witty, ironic tone but then things hit the fan lol and it got quite serious. Which matched the character perfectly because that’s what happened to him throughout the story too. Not a love story but a story about love.

Second story done! I didn’t like this one AS much but it was still entertaining. It was dramatic in a drama queen kind of way, as usual, but had a very different vibe than the last one. Interestingly, though, it also was about fraud so that’s interesting. This one was for sure illegal though, whereas the last one was just questionable/morally grey.

Finished the first story. I had forgotten how much I loved Amor Towles’ writing! This was a simultaneously silly and quasi-philosophical story. The MC had lots of traits similar to the MC from “A Gentleman in Moscow” and there were a couple of, not so subtle but funny nonetheless, references to his other books. I enjoyed this one! It showed how life is just a series of people you meet that take you somewhere.

Ugh guys I hate to disappoint but this is so hard to keep reading. I’m just trying to finish it at this point. I’ve been skipping almost entire pages. It’s sooooo cliche I just can’t believe anything that happens

Nah. Soooo cliche

Okay wait I’m actually starting to enjoy it now. There’s still a lot going on but it’s quite unique and entertaining

Arghh idk! The writing is maybe just a little too witty and breaks the fourth wall too much… idk if it’s really my vibe but IM HALFWAY THROUGH I CANT JUSTIFY QUITTING!!! Also… so much is happening and I feel like this book was written with the idea that you’re also watching TV while reading or smth bc it keeps repeating itself over and over… oh well. Maybe I’ll finish soon and get it over with.

Hmmm haven’t decided my feelings yet. Narrator is Australian tho so I can’t complain

Finally the plot begins! A LOT of exposition with lots of flowery prose. A little slow but it’s picking up now. Still undecided abt how I feel.

Prose prose prose. This man sure loves his commas. I’m quite enjoying this book!

Trying out a non-depressing normal book for now. Couldn’t find any of the other books on my reading list available as audiobooks, hence this one. Not sure I’m the biggest fan of the main characters, but it’s a short book so I’ll keep going.

I’m losing some steam at this point

I’m scared….

Flying through this! Thank goodness I’m listening to the audiobook though. I’m not sure I would have been able to actually read this. It’s a lot of just… sadness and trauma. But very good.

Help I am so unmotivated to finish this book