07-03-2023, 10:06 AM
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
Towles previous book, A Gentleman in Moscow, spanned fifty years. The Lincoln Highway takes place over the course of ten days and could be longer than Gentleman in Moscow. But the book captivated me. I was very happy to spend the weekend on the couch with Dutchess, Emmet, Billy, Wooly and friends. The book starts with Emmet coming home from the reform school, released early because his father has passed away and someone needs to look after Emmet's brother Billy. The boys plan to leave Nebraska and head west where Emmet wants to use his carpentry skills to build homes. The boys will take Emmet's Studebaker and drive America's first coast to coast road, The Lincoln Highway.
Things do not go as plan as forces beyond their control keep interfering with plan. Towles sets up plenty of expectations and then goes in completely different directions. The book is a great character study of all these different individuals and as they navigate through 1950s USA.
I enjoyed the book immensely and it will stick with me for a while.
Towles previous book, A Gentleman in Moscow, spanned fifty years. The Lincoln Highway takes place over the course of ten days and could be longer than Gentleman in Moscow. But the book captivated me. I was very happy to spend the weekend on the couch with Dutchess, Emmet, Billy, Wooly and friends. The book starts with Emmet coming home from the reform school, released early because his father has passed away and someone needs to look after Emmet's brother Billy. The boys plan to leave Nebraska and head west where Emmet wants to use his carpentry skills to build homes. The boys will take Emmet's Studebaker and drive America's first coast to coast road, The Lincoln Highway.
Things do not go as plan as forces beyond their control keep interfering with plan. Towles sets up plenty of expectations and then goes in completely different directions. The book is a great character study of all these different individuals and as they navigate through 1950s USA.
I enjoyed the book immensely and it will stick with me for a while.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm