I found this highly readable. New York was written with energy and sparkle. Nothing much really happened that was of great interest but the setting was alive.

I found it frustrating though because in terms of the characters I was more interested in the bits that weren't explored. The whole thing was peppered with the various diaspora that makes up New York and instead the pages were filled mostly with upper east side riches. I wanted to hear more about the Russian, the Jewish, the Jazz, the down and out.

I might try others by Towles because the writing was zippy and sparkled, despite not really being about much and this one is fine for some entertainment.