Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

15 reviews

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, Toxic friendship, and Murder

Despite the title the boys do not spend much time at all in the Lincoln highway. That would probably have been a more enjoyable story, honestly.

mondovertigo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Death of parent, Death, Animal death, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Minor: War

justamy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.75

The main character is very likable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Drug use, and Suicide

Moderate: Misogyny, Murder, Toxic friendship, Racism, Sexual harassment, Violence, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Minor: War

tctimlin's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

emmahdonnelly's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent and Toxic friendship