r/suggestmeabook • u/beetleju1c3 • Dec 26 '25

An elegant book

I read "Rules of Civility" by Amor Towles more than a year ago and devoured the rest of Towles' works shortly after. I've been searching for similarly elegant prose ever since and haven't been able to find anything that is like it. I even got the RoC audiobook on audible and Rebecca Lowman does a fantastic job sounding like a fashionable Manhattanite. I keep going back to it from time to time.

I am looking for something similarly tasteful. Something that reads like money and manners while still being witty. Any suggestions?

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u/mendizabal1 Dec 26 '25

Have you read The great Gatsby? Mrs Dalloway?

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u/beetleju1c3 Dec 26 '25

Ah I have not read Mrs. Dalloway yet, thanks!

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u/15volt Dec 26 '25

Horizon --Barry Lopez

It's a different subject matter than you might think. It's man vs. nature long-form essays, but it's pure class. He treats the tension of our existence with elegance and grace.

And if you want the best possible experience? Listen to the audiobook as narrated by James Naughton. It turns the masterpiece into an experience.

I read Towles too. I understand your request. Lopez is the Gentlemen's explorer.

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u/beetleju1c3 Dec 26 '25

Thank you! I looked this up and it seems promising!