Towles debut novel is a sure fire hit in my eyes. His writing style is so atmospheric, catapulting you to 1930s New York so effectively, that I felt like I‘d lived that time period myself. Even his most distasteful characters are hard to dislike as they are so richly crafted. It was one of those rare books that you can‘t put down but equally try to slow down reading to make it last as long as possible. Cemented me as a Towles fan for sure.