_withmybooks 's review for:

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

2.0

adventurous hopeful lighthearted tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Like A Gentleman in Moscow, The Lincoln Highway is an adventurous tale. But an indulgent amount of over-writing to achieve the multi-perspective narrative and too much telling, not enough hinting or showing — slowed the whole thing down. My enjoyment vastly picked up once I was listening to this on audio book and I would actually recommend that over reading. I loved the characters, but the repetitive nature of the writing grew dull.