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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
I didn’t like this, and no one is more surprised than me. I love Towles’ other books, but this one just didn’t have the elegance and finesse that made his other works so special.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This title started out slowly. In fact, when some other books came available at the library, I returned this title while only being at 22%. Though I hadn’t completely given up on this title…and I’m glad I didn’t for the story wrapped up neatly with a few surprises along the way.
adventurous
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship
Different than I expected, and I was not nearly satisfied with the ending - I wanted about 10 more chapters to see where the rest of the characters ended up!
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Lincoln Highway is a story about 18 year old Emmett who was driven home by the warden from a juvenile work farm due to his father’s early death. He and his younger brother plan to drive to California for a fresh start, but that changes when he finds out that two of his friends from the work farm have hidden in the Warden’s car and have a plan for an expedition to New York.
This is told from multiple points of view, which I love those stories. Dialogue isn’t in quotation marks which took some getting used to.
This book was very slow for me, it took a long time to get to any real excitement, and I couldn’t stand the character of Duchess which was probably on purpose. It was okay. Not something I feel the need to reread.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes