After The Great Gatsby
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
If The Great Gatsby taught you that the American Dream is a beautiful lie told in champagne bubbles and ash, you already know the truth: ambition and longing make the best tragedies. You crave that razor-sharp prose that exposes class pretense while drowning you in historical glamour, where flawed strivers chase illusions that feel achingly, dangerously real.