This is a chunky book. I loved it! Highly recommend. It's adult historical fiction about a group of young men who have just been released from a work farm. They're trying to figure out what to do with their new freedom. It reminds me of the adventure stories I read as a young teen. The characters are gallivanting around the US and making bad choices. It's fun and full of plot twists.

The characters are awesome. There are too many of them, and the book would have been tighter with fewer points-of-view, but I didn't mind very much. They have memorable personalities. If you like your characters morally gray and fatally flawed, you need to read this novel.

I'm not sure how I feel about the ending. I understand why the author did it. He plays with myths and tropes throughout the story, and the ending fits the themes. However, I could see the author's hand controlling the characters. I'm not totally convinced that the decisions they made fit with their personalities.

That's my only complaint. I will definitely check out Amor Towles's other books. I thoroughly enjoyed this one.