# A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

4 Hacker News commenters recommended A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Readers praise its writing quality, endearing characters and charming setting, and one calls it a book they really loved. No critical comments were found.

## Why people recommend it

- High-quality writing (1 comments): "blew me away by the quality of the writing, the endearing characters and the charming setting" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46396741))
- Endearing characters (1 comments): "blew me away by the quality of the writing, the endearing characters and the charming setting" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46396741))
- Charming setting (1 comments): "blew me away by the quality of the writing, the endearing characters and the charming setting" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46396741))
- Loved it recently (1 comments): "The most recent book I read that I really loved was A Gentleman in Moscow" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49900089))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/crime-and-punishment.md): 39 recommend
- [The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/brothers-karamazov.md): 28 recommend
- [Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace](https://hackerapproved.com/p/infinite-jest.md): 26 recommend
- [The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://hackerapproved.com/p/great-gatsby.md): 24 recommend
- [Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand](https://hackerapproved.com/p/atlas-shrugged.md): 23 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143110438?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780143110439) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles", https://hackerapproved.com/p/a-gentleman-in-moscow/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).