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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I read a Gentleman in Moscow last year and while I generally enjoyed it, it was definitely a character study rather than having a real plot, and that’s not really my cup of tea. The Lincoln Highway has a great mix of well written characters and a well done plot. Duchess was my personal fave.
I think Towles is also great at making clever points while keeping the writing digestible - ie Sally explaining her preserves jar because “kindness begins where necessity ends” or the professors description of the hero’s journey and a diamond on its side.
I also liked the heavy use of Americana imagery and theming, maybe Lana del Rey would enjoy this? Also justice for “Dennis” lowkey, but maybe that’s when you get when you marry into an old money family
I think Towles is also great at making clever points while keeping the writing digestible - ie Sally explaining her preserves jar because “kindness begins where necessity ends” or the professors description of the hero’s journey and a diamond on its side.
I also liked the heavy use of Americana imagery and theming, maybe Lana del Rey would enjoy this? Also justice for “Dennis” lowkey, but maybe that’s when you get when you marry into an old money family
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
An excellent book whose characters will stay with me for a long time.
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm not absolutely enthralled with this book the way I was with A Gentleman in Moscow, but its still a wonderful bit of character development though not having as many sections I wanted to reread time and time again just for the beautiful writing.