tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475165538485567980.post8114161682393732599..comments2023-10-07T03:23:24.917-05:00Comments on Boswell and Books: Display Focus: What to Read After A Gentleman in MoscowDaniel Goldinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11536282665165900502noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475165538485567980.post-43774580057942952102018-11-02T11:53:54.329-05:002018-11-02T11:53:54.329-05:00Thank you for the list! I've been scouring the...Thank you for the list! I've been scouring the "What to read after A Gentleman in Moscow" lists for a year now, and mostly I have met with disappointment. I look forward to reading a number of the titles you suggest.<br /><br />May I make one suggestion? You postulate different reasons Gentleman in Moscow resonates so deeply. Among all of the lists I have found (maybe they like historical fiction! Maybe they like Russia!), no one has suggested that it is the character of the Count himself that so enraptures many of us. Nearly everyone that reads it expresses a desire to befriend the fictional count. Yet no one suggests lists of books with truly compelling, charismatic, irresistible characters. <br /><br />Sure, they may only be one Count Rostov, but surely there are other truly transcendent characters?! (Personally, I would push my luck and hope for one that appears alongside masterful writing, but I want my calorie-free cake and to eat it, too.) I for one would love to hear if you have any feedback along those lines. Eric and Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16918562680925720795noreply@blogger.com