The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

The Lincoln Highway

Amor Towles

576 pages • first pub 2021 (view editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
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In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the work farm where he has just served a year for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclos...

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Community Reviews

4.13
based on 21,824 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 90%

emotional: 51%

reflective: 42%

hopeful: 30%

funny: 27%

sad: 23%

inspiring: 18%

tense: 16%

challenging: 9%

dark: 9%

lighthearted: 9%

mysterious: 8%

informative: 5%

relaxing: 2%

Pace

15% of readers chose fast
61% of readers chose medium
23% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

9% of readers chose Plot
50% of readers chose A mix
39% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

71% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

60% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

55% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

76% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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