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Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

10 reviews

daniellekat's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Well written but so boring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Gun violence and War

emciver's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Car accident

emma_sky's review against another edition

hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs, Car accident, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

thebowandthebook's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Greatly enjoyed the book, a few sexual references diminished my pleasure of it The storytelling transported me back to the 1930's and was delivered in a very enjoyable style. I admire Towles versatility and always enjoys his stories, and this one didn't disappoint. 

Tinker's sexual favours provided to his patroness was the big twist I didn't quite see coming until it was there, and I didn't love that twist but the story still progressed well and had me wanting to find out what came next

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicide, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Death, Abortion, and Death of parent

mmefish's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

Funny how a rich middle-aged (white) man decides to write a book from a POV of a young working class girl just to completely ignore all if those attributes he himself set. The MC in question is kind of a perfect human (not like other women) but has no personality whatsoever.
Besides that, Amor Towels, for whatever reason, decided to take a dig on female writes more than once, praising men at the same time. Ah, and women in their 30s are, of course, past their prime.

I also don't see the point of setting the story during the Great Depression, because all the characters do is drink, party and spend money (the main character herself quits a job at a whim, immediately gets another one, and then another, even better one); so why not set it before the Depression? There is no poverty or struggling in "Rules of Civility" (as well as no plot).

P.s. there's a scene in chapter 21 that is the epitome of male fantasy. Just men-writing-women things.

P.p.s. there is another scene - with MC making out with an older woman. It came absolutely out of nowhere.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicide

acashton's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Drug use, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Abortion, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and War

eva_lafontan's review against another edition

relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs

mariposa517's review against another edition

hopeful reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I wish Katie was a real person so we could be friends

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

audyobooks's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Suicide, Abortion, and Death of parent

primavera's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Death, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Abortion, and Alcohol