milo_afc 's review for:

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

5.0

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A masterpiece; quite simply the dual narration and the capture of Americana at its peak really sums up Towles' narrative brilliance - able to echo Steinbeck whilst maintaining a unique feel that captures America in a way that few have told before. So many fascinating characters here, Pastor John is straight out of Night of the Hunter, and the book skilfully moves away from its main focus of Emmett to a wider ensemble - good and bad; all well rounded, all interesting - and Towles finds a way to recpature the same events in a different perspective that never feels dull or boring. A Gentlemen in Moscow next please.