Rules of Civility
Author: Amor Towles
Acquired: Best Sellers in Podium, Oct. 20, 2012
I'm loving this book.
I've always wanted to read this, but never got the chance of getting one. I always buy books at the right timing and gut feel. I was busy waiting for Mitch last Saturday at the Podium and this one single copy beckoned me. It was a CAPITAL choice.
I love plots set in the early 1900s. People then were so industrial, prim and proper with the risk of going fashionably experimental and wild. I love it how they struggle with ongoing societal issues, the secretarial jobs, the rise of bankers, the power struggles of the rich families since the time of Edith Wharton. And of course, who could ever forget the change of lifestyles during the first world war. It is a moment of shedding the classical views to welcome modern ones. It's the age when people start to play with money, play with society and play with perceptions.
I'm hooked following the story of Kate, her friend Eve and their new found friend, rich and handsome personified, Tinker. The endless possibilities made them meet in a downbeat bar one night and ever since their lives will never be the same again. It's a story of jealousy amidst the mask of friendship and in that one accident changed their lives forever. The book captures how they've grown as a person and how their relationships with each other changed amidst the societal pressures of 1930's. From rich to rags stories minus the epic quality. Their relationships are magnified through the readers' eyes and missed chances and strong private thoughts make these characters interesting. It's one of those books you'd read that makes sense but isn't a pain to understand. This is perfect on a stormy day or taking it with you on a solo flight. If you liked reading Never Let Me Go, The Rich are Different, Atonement or The Stranger's Child, this book belongs in that league.
I'm already halfway through. I want to finish it and at the same time I want to relish every page. It's one of those mixed emotions you find in a good book.
Author: Amor Towles
Acquired: Best Sellers in Podium, Oct. 20, 2012
I'm loving this book.
I've always wanted to read this, but never got the chance of getting one. I always buy books at the right timing and gut feel. I was busy waiting for Mitch last Saturday at the Podium and this one single copy beckoned me. It was a CAPITAL choice.
I love plots set in the early 1900s. People then were so industrial, prim and proper with the risk of going fashionably experimental and wild. I love it how they struggle with ongoing societal issues, the secretarial jobs, the rise of bankers, the power struggles of the rich families since the time of Edith Wharton. And of course, who could ever forget the change of lifestyles during the first world war. It is a moment of shedding the classical views to welcome modern ones. It's the age when people start to play with money, play with society and play with perceptions.
I'm hooked following the story of Kate, her friend Eve and their new found friend, rich and handsome personified, Tinker. The endless possibilities made them meet in a downbeat bar one night and ever since their lives will never be the same again. It's a story of jealousy amidst the mask of friendship and in that one accident changed their lives forever. The book captures how they've grown as a person and how their relationships with each other changed amidst the societal pressures of 1930's. From rich to rags stories minus the epic quality. Their relationships are magnified through the readers' eyes and missed chances and strong private thoughts make these characters interesting. It's one of those books you'd read that makes sense but isn't a pain to understand. This is perfect on a stormy day or taking it with you on a solo flight. If you liked reading Never Let Me Go, The Rich are Different, Atonement or The Stranger's Child, this book belongs in that league.
I'm already halfway through. I want to finish it and at the same time I want to relish every page. It's one of those mixed emotions you find in a good book.
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