Reading

What am I reading right now? Glad you asked. I have a couple of books going, one real book and one on Kindle. Last week I finished reading A Gentleman in Moscow, a wonderful read. Amor Towles is such an incredible writer, one whose mastery of language shines in every sentence. The story was also first-rate, taking the confined world of a Russian hotel and making it into its own universe. I liked it so much that I bought his first novel, Rules of Civility, and started that this past weekend. He breaks convention in the storytelling like they tell you not to do in a first novel, but who cares what “they” say? It works. I’m not that far into it, but it’s just as engaging as A Gentleman in Moscow. The other book I’m reading is quite interesting in a different way. It’s called Just Stay Away by Tony Wirt. I’d read another of his books as one of my free monthly Kindle books, and figured I’d try this one, too. It’s an effectively creepy read, probably made more so because the main character is a writer trying to finish a book, but a 9-year old psycho neighbor wrecks his life. It’s a tough read and makes my skin crawl, which means the author did his job very well. There you have it, two totally different types of books.