<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Novel Bookworm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Novel Bookworm]]></description><link>https://www.oliviatonn.com/home</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 07:52:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.oliviatonn.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opening thoughts If you know me, then you probably know that I love Russian literature. If you don’t know me, then now you too know this. As soon as I saw the words “gentleman” and “Moscow” on the cover and realized that the publication date was fairly recent, I picked this up in an attempt to find out whether “modern” Russian literature was any good. Amor Towles did not disappoint, at least not with this book.  I’ll admit that the first part of the story left me a little bored and wondering...]]></description><link>https://www.oliviatonn.com/post/top-ten-must-read-books-of-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4bf057a178a38b32c9770b</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Review]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:13:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbdb8d_436da915d46040e588cee57cc57af2da~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_663,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Olivia Tonn</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>