A review by tctimlin
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

adventurous dark informative slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

If this book had not been a book club choice it would be on my DNF list.  As it is, I am glad I finished it because the ending is satisfying and Amor Towles can definitely write.  But I have little tolerance for young white boys making stupid decisions, over and over again. A Bildungsroman set in post-WWII America, mostly I wanted to shake Emmett, the erstwhile hero, and as for Dutchess, no matter how hard the author tried to give him a backstory that would make him a sympathetic character, every one of his chapters made we want to throw the book.  Oh, and I don’t even know why Towles bothered to create Sally, the only female character.  The book would have been the same with or without her.
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