tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post3159216104801338057..comments2024-01-02T09:27:42.418-08:00Comments on Keep The Wisdom: A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOWJudy Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-21738165305489009962017-01-29T11:31:26.851-08:002017-01-29T11:31:26.851-08:00Great! I look forward to your review!Great! I look forward to your review!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-48597530070966701022017-01-29T00:49:13.393-08:002017-01-29T00:49:13.393-08:00I was offered this book last week... I look forwar...I was offered this book last week... I look forward to reading it. This is one of those extraordinary books. :-))))The Reader's Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701126931175725145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-70365202629138861332017-01-25T15:26:52.937-08:002017-01-25T15:26:52.937-08:00OOh, a signed copy! Not a best-of for me but I was...OOh, a signed copy! Not a best-of for me but I was impressed none the less. When you post your review you should put a photo of the Russian building stamp. I want to see it.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-81741970909771838822017-01-25T14:01:50.094-08:002017-01-25T14:01:50.094-08:00Nice. I hope to get to the Count this year. Some...Nice. I hope to get to the Count this year. Some people had this novel on their best-of lists last year. Is it that good? The author signed this one for me .... with a neat little stamp of a Russian building thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-61004372218985432342017-01-25T13:49:14.905-08:002017-01-25T13:49:14.905-08:00May you love him as much as I did!May you love him as much as I did!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-63978365552508451032017-01-25T13:17:31.491-08:002017-01-25T13:17:31.491-08:00I have this book on my TBR and am hoping to start ...I have this book on my TBR and am hoping to start it soon. It does sound entertaining - I'm looking forward to meeting Count Rostov :)Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618973352348296555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-82197584113477694152017-01-24T20:54:55.159-08:002017-01-24T20:54:55.159-08:00I know about the very long TBR list. In just 24 da...I know about the very long TBR list. In just 24 days of the new year my list has grown by leaps and bounds. This is a good book for when you need a nice break from heavier stuff.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-40750393404733060602017-01-24T20:53:07.995-08:002017-01-24T20:53:07.995-08:00Oh yes, the social commentary is worth it as well ...Oh yes, the social commentary is worth it as well as being so nicely woven in to the story.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-87826420102770318482017-01-24T20:24:27.438-08:002017-01-24T20:24:27.438-08:00I just recently read something about this book - I...I just recently read something about this book - I think it was in <i>Bookmarks</i> - that intrigued me and now your review has piqued my curiosity further. I'm putting it on my (very long) TBR list. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-18147839885591125782017-01-24T17:49:24.483-08:002017-01-24T17:49:24.483-08:00I've read great reviews of this book, yours in...I've read great reviews of this book, yours included. I think you are right, it doesn't sound plausible, as that was Lenin's, and the Stalin's eras, which were brutal, particularly the latter. I've read that there is a great deal of social commentary, and for that alone the book is worth it.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.com