A Gentleman in Moscow

This is a charming and relaxing book, nicely set and nicely written. Characters are fine, though I find them all to be more or less stock characters. If you know anything about the Soviet Union and Russian history, you will find the premise slightly less than plausible, possibly even quaint, in its asserting an alternate universe where early Bolsheviks have romantic hearts of gold underneath it all, and blah blah blah.

But if you can suspend that bit, it's a nice escape from reality to read, if not especially deep or enlightening. The action and storyline aren't really that revelatory or intriguing. Nevertheless, when the time comes that I need a confection, I would read his other books.