I hated Gentleman in Moscow

Anonymous
There. I had to make myself finish it because everyone else loved it and I kept waiting to be amazed and instead I was bored!!
Anonymous
OK?
Anonymous
Me too.
Anonymous
I thought it was okay but didn't love it. I also finished it because my book club was reading it. On my own I probably would have petered out.
Anonymous
Same. A friend raved and raved about it and I finally read it. I wasn't bored with the story so much as disappointed with the bad writing. But yeah, very overrated book.
Anonymous
I didn’t finish. And I almost never put a book down ince I’ve started.
Anonymous
Same for me as well. Wonderful author! But it never took off. Over written and under plotted.
Anonymous
I loved the first half, then though the second half dragged a bit. I found the end to be touching.
Anonymous
I hated it too, never finished
Anonymous
I listened to it on audio and while I didn’t find it riveting, I loved the reader’s voice and found it calming.
Anonymous
Not every book is for every reader. You should have dropped it like a hot potato early on!
Anonymous
I didn't love it but I did love Lincoln Highway. After LH, I went back to A Gentleman in Moscow and appreciated it more the second time.
Anonymous
I had to put it down, OP. I don't remember precisely why, as this was a while ago, but it didn't pull me in.
Anonymous
Yeah I didn’t like it either. The writing was pretentious and the story was completely unrealistic so it was hard to suspend belief (I’m originally from the FSU - in real life there is absolutely no way he would’ve been able to escape execution).
Anonymous
I didn't care for it, and I liked his other two much more.
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