This is an enjoyable, if slightly unsatisfying, follow up to Rules of Civility. The book is set up as a series of short stories about what happened to Evelyn Ross when she moved to Hollywood, each told from the perspective of a different character. It has Amor Towles' beautiful writing and rich character development, but it's brief and like I said, a tad unsatisfying. But if you loved Rules of Civility, I'd still definitely recommend it.

3+ stars. Towles' writing is excellent, as usual, and I very much liked the creativity of telling the story in almost-unrelated chapters, each told from a different perspective.

Why is Amor Towles working in finance when he writes such beautiful prose? Sure, Eve in Hollywood is no Rules of Civility but it's a very lovely novella. I never thought guys today can write so refined. 3,5*

Rating = 2.5 starsEntirely forgettable.

Independent Eve was intriguing in Rules of Civility and when she headed on a whim to Los Angeles, it was her that Towles wanted Moto write about. So it was good to lestn where her restless spirit had taken her. Towles’ elegant writing is a celebration as usual. Six storylines converge and Eve keeps us guessing, I only wished it was longer.Could not find it in the library, nor on sale, so I read it online at Booksvooks: https://booksvooks.com/scrolablehtml/...

Brief yet marvelous, Eve in Hollywood is the sonnet for LA, whereas Rules of Civility was a love letter for New York. While essentially a novella, Eve in Hollywood is made up of six short stories, each from the perspective of a different character. I loved seeing Eve from the points of view of innocent bystanders (including Olivia DeHaviland!) instead of her Rules of Civility co-star, and then, finally, hearing from Eve her herself. She is a freight train.Overall, the takeaway is, this man can W...

Great writing but there isn't much meat here. The characters are kinda one dimensional and, having never liked Eve much to begin with, there is not much more here to improve on the character.

This novella is basically a spinoff from Rules of Civility. It took me longer to find the ebook on the internet than it did to read it. I’m not sure why it’s so hard to find (it’s not on Amazon, Apple, B&N, Boku). Maybe he decided to pull it since it wasn’t a fully fleshed-out story. Beats me. I enjoyed it anyway. His writing is still so entertaining even if he doesn’t have much of a story to tell.For those who are interested, I finally found a pdf of the book here:https://booksvooks.com/eve-in-...

Following up on his impressive debut, Rules Of Civility, Amor Towles has written an excellent novella featuring one of the main characters from that novel, Evelyn Ross.Toward the end of Rules Of Civility, Eve boards a train from New York to Chicago, but never arrives. Six months later, she is seen in a photograph in a gossip magazine leaving the Tropicana Club in Los Angeles with Olivia de Havilland.In a series of six detailed stories, each told from a different point of view, Towles tells of Ev...

In a decade, people are going to be teaching courses centered around his work. As creative as Dinesen, but with a thoroughly American voice. Maybe the next Twain?"On top of the stack that Miss Ross was straightening at that very moment was a motion to dismiss—which had presumably begun its journey as a tree. Solitary and majestic, that tree had provided shade to some little patch of America: in a churchyard, perhaps, or a pasture, or along a bend in the river where Whistling Billy McGuire had ca...

Loved it, but it was much too short! Hopefully, Mr. Towles is working on another book featuring Eve and this crew!

3.5 Loved Rules of Civility and this novella follows Eve after she boards her train. In a series of short takes, Eve is seen influencing the lives of the people she comes in contact with. I really enjoyed the tour of Old Hollywood and its many players, old has bens, current stars, and photographers trying to grab the next big catch. The set of Gone with Wind and a brief appearance by Selznick. Towles is wonderful at setting the mood, at coming up with brilliant lines and situations. Look forward...

This little novella picks up where Rules of Civility (a book I loved) leaves off for Evelyn Ross. What happens when she boards a train but doesn't get off in Chicago as planned? She stays on and takes Hollywood by storm. Towles has a wonderful way with setting - just as I loved Old New York in Rules, I loved Hollywood of the 1930's in this story. The format was interesting - 6 different chapters told from different perspectives. Five of them are people Eve meets on this journey and the last one

A follow-up to Amor Towles' debut novel Rules of Civility, Eve in Hollywood contains six short stories focusing on the character of Eve, the secondary protagonist from the first book. Starting in the midst of Eve's journey from New York to Hollywood, it offers some explanation of where the character went and what she got up to during her absence from the 'stage' in Rules. Each story is told from the point of view of a new character who meets or in some way encounters Eve, with the final chapter

For me, it isn't about what Towles writes as much as HOW he writes. Elegant, thoughtful. I fall into his stories and just go wherever they take me. This time it was to Hollywood and Los Angeles in the ‘30s, with some interesting characters and stories. I appreciate the author's sense of restraint. There seems to be as much in what he doesn't say, as what he does. I love the way he develops his characters. He doesn't overplay them, but lets me find each character in my own way. I like how he res...

AlmostTowles characters are so alive they almost lift off the pages. “Eve” picks up where “Rules” finished just as Eve is fleeing New York in 1938. She’s on her way home to Chicago but at the last minute decides to stay on the train and continue on to Hollywood and another adventure begins. She meets an aging actor at a famous hotel and this gives her the entre she needs to meet other celebrities namely Olivia DeHaviland right as Olivia is about to begin shooting “Gone with the Wind”. Eve is out...

Eve in Hollywood – Amor Towles4 starsRules of Civility was one of those books. I didn’t want it to end. I wanted to go back and start over as soon as it was done. Mostly, I wanted to know what happened to Eve. My curiosity was not completely satisfied with this short story collection, but it does provide six fascinating glimpses into the life of a remarkable character. The first five stories look at Eve through other eyes. The last story is specifically Eve’s. Just as the original book made me w...

I really loved the debut novel Rules of Civility, so I was delighted to find this book of six linked stories, which looks at what happened to character Evelyn Ross after she left New York. "Rules of Civility" was based around three friends - working girls Katey Kontent and Evelyn Ross, plus the wealthy and handsome Tinker Grey. Set in Jazz Age New York, the novel centres on Katey but, at the end of the novel, Eve leaves for home and somehow ends up in LA. These stories tell you how she made her

I bought this novella because its story follows on from Amor Towles' first novel, Rules of Civility. I love this author's writing. It may not be grand literature, but he has a fine, easy style and he manages to combine great story-telling with exceptional and often colourful characters plus he can create a cracking metaphor. His stories are always warm and rich and this is no exception, despite its brevity.Eve Ross washes up in Los Angeles in dying year of the 1930s bringing with her little othe...