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Rules of Civility

Name: Rules of Civility
Author: Amor Towles

by Amor Towles

2011•Drama•415 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalromancefresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringrags to richescomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeFresh and moving: a grounded novel. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

A chance encounter with a handsome banker in a jazz bar on New Year's Eve 1938 catapults Wall Street secretary Katey Kontent into the upper echelons of New York society, where she befriends a shy multi-millionaire, an Upper East Side ne'er-do-well, and a single-minded widow.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaHistoricalRomanceRags to richesComplex relationshipEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

Nineteen thirtiesMan-woman relationshipsUpper classYoung womenJeunes femmesSocial life and customsManners and customsNew Year

Details

Author: Amor Towles
Published: 2011
Pages: 415
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Source: Open Library

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