A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Book 6 — 4 stars. Also, rules of civility in 2023.
3 min readJan 22, 2023
On the drive from Walnut Creek to Stanford, avoiding toll roads, I often get to the exit off the 680 to Mission Blvd and find a queue of at least fifty cars and trucks waiting to enter the offramp. As any driver knows, there are at least fifty-one choices to make in this situation. At one end is the back of the line. At the other is a high-octane swerve into armpit of exit lane as it starts to cleave to the right, kicking dust into the windshield of the car you just cut in front of…
