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What Members Thought
May 24, 2021
Nancy
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Although I have classed this book as literary fiction, in many ways it defies genre. It is partly literary, partly historical, partly magical realism. Overall, it was pretty enjoyable, although I found it just a little bit too long.
This is the story of Alexander Rostov, a member of Russian aristocracy who, thanks to a poem he allegedly wrote, is sentenced by the Bolsheviks to spend the rest of his life in the Metropole Hotel rather than be shot. Rostov, rather than collapsing in despair, takes t ...more
This is the story of Alexander Rostov, a member of Russian aristocracy who, thanks to a poem he allegedly wrote, is sentenced by the Bolsheviks to spend the rest of his life in the Metropole Hotel rather than be shot. Rostov, rather than collapsing in despair, takes t ...more
Jan 10, 2018
Amelia
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