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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
I kept finding more time in the day to read. Would recommend this book. There’s sadness to parts of the story, but it’s an engaging read.
If I could read an entire book told in Billy’s pov, I WOULD!!!
My baby I loved him!!!
My baby I loved him!!!
An epic novel. At times frustrating, everything that could go wrong did but I love his writing.
4.5 ⭐
The characters were beautifully developed and you could feel their emotion through the pages. The story was disjointed in parts that just didn't flow throughout the whole book. Was it a great read? Absolutely! Just wasn't quite 5 stars for me.
The characters were beautifully developed and you could feel their emotion through the pages. The story was disjointed in parts that just didn't flow throughout the whole book. Was it a great read? Absolutely! Just wasn't quite 5 stars for me.
I enjoyed A Gentleman in Moscow so I was happy to give The Lincoln Highway a try. In some ways the books are very similar; Towles definitely takes his time with the story and gives much detail and background to each scene. I liked this to a point but found myself skimming some parts; I could probably cut 100 of the 588 pages. The story was good, I enjoyed the multiple perspectives and was happy to not predict every twist and turn. I take a bit of issue with some of the characters: Billy was a bit too precocious for me, Emmett a bit too much the honourable multitalented hero, and I really didn’t like Wooly’s development. Duchess was the most developed and complex; interestingly, he was the only one whose chapters were written in the 1st person. I didn’t entirely care for the ending but I’m also not sure what should have happened. Overall, I’m not disappointed in the time I gave to reading it but I don’t think I’ll be rushing to read any more from this author.
I so wanted to love this book, like I loved his other books.
I almost didn't finish this book. Because I was reading it on my Kindle I didn't realize how long it was. After a few days, when I checked my progress I was disheartened to find I had barely made a dent in it. I was interested in the journey Emmett and Billy were going to take to California, but was not interested in a trip with Duchess. I almost gave up but decided to read the end to see what happened.
By jumping around and concentrating on the characters I liked, I actually finished it, and liked it. I might have even given it 4 stars, had it only been based on the parts I read, but it was far too long, and I jumped over a good 1/2 of the book.
I am not sure if I would recommend this book, but if you do read it, give yourself permission to skip around, if you want.
I almost didn't finish this book. Because I was reading it on my Kindle I didn't realize how long it was. After a few days, when I checked my progress I was disheartened to find I had barely made a dent in it. I was interested in the journey Emmett and Billy were going to take to California, but was not interested in a trip with Duchess. I almost gave up but decided to read the end to see what happened.
By jumping around and concentrating on the characters I liked, I actually finished it, and liked it. I might have even given it 4 stars, had it only been based on the parts I read, but it was far too long, and I jumped over a good 1/2 of the book.
I am not sure if I would recommend this book, but if you do read it, give yourself permission to skip around, if you want.
I loved Towles’ prior books so much that I really didn’t think this one could live up to the hype for me. Something about the title/cover/ blurb gave me a meh feeing so I passed my pre-order hardback on to my parents before I read it. They couldn’t stop raving about it so I started it once I got it back. I was hooked from the first chapter (I mean, it is actually the tenth). I was torn between wanting to tear through it because the plot was riveting but the writing and characters were so good I intentionally slowed down to savor it.
I thought the alternating POV sections from the characters was highly effective at really helping you get to know them. And what a great cast of characters - I have a hard time thinking of the last time I read a book where I cared so deeply about that many people - Billy, Emmet, Duchess, Wooly, Sally and Ulysses. And what a great villain in Pastor John.
The ending was so satisfying. It really was smart and brought everything together. Some surprise, some inevitable sadness you knew was coming some how, and a whole lot of hope. Masterful. I can’t wait to see what Mr. Towles does next and I will read it first before passing it along!!!
I thought the alternating POV sections from the characters was highly effective at really helping you get to know them. And what a great cast of characters - I have a hard time thinking of the last time I read a book where I cared so deeply about that many people - Billy, Emmet, Duchess, Wooly, Sally and Ulysses. And what a great villain in Pastor John.
The ending was so satisfying. It really was smart and brought everything together. Some surprise, some inevitable sadness you knew was coming some how, and a whole lot of hope. Masterful. I can’t wait to see what Mr. Towles does next and I will read it first before passing it along!!!
Amor Towles is one of my favourite writers. I fell in love with his prose after a gentleman in Moscow. And now this true blue American book, very clean, very fresh, a very good story. All heart for woolly!
adventurous
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes