![]() ![]() This is the review for the Hunstanworth Village Hall Book Group. Rules of Civility is a book to draw discussion on so many levels, the lyrical writing, the defined characters, the complete conjuring up of 1930s New York and the moral dilemmas – a definite reading group ‘thumbs up’. On the whole, the majority of the 13-strong group enjoyed this atmospheric book, some so much so that they immediately read A Gentleman in Moscow afterwards (and enjoyed it immensely). One group member really was averse to the preface and wished it to have just been a chapter of the book. Some thought Katey a bit of a shadow in as much as they knew what she wore, what she ate, what she did but there was little described of her physical attributes and so they couldn’t picture her. Some group members remarked that it read, at times, like a screenplay and they could imagine it as a film with New York as a feature or even a radio play. ![]() Even inanimate objects were described in particularly detail and thought e.g. The characters of Katey, Tinker and Eve were certainly brought to life expertly. They did agree that it was akin to the Great Gatsby in the air of superficiality of the 1930s. ![]() The majority of the group found the book enjoyable and liked the writing style which provided some beautiful phrases and passages. This title certainly triggered a lively debate. Elgin Library Evening Reading Group read Rules of Civility and discussed it at their most recent meeting. ![]()
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