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The Lincoln Highway

Auteur(s): Amor Towles
Narrateur(s): Edoardo Ballerini, Marin Ireland, Dion Graham
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

More than ONE MILLION copies sold

A TODAY Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick

A New York Times Notable Book, and Chosen by Oprah Daily, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Bill Gates and Barack Obama as a Best Book of the Year

“Wise and wildly entertaining . . . permeated with light, wit, youth.”—The New York Times Book Review

“A classic that we will read for years to come.”—Jenna Bush Hager, Read with Jenna book club

“Fantastic. Set in 1954, Towles uses the story of two brothers to show that our personal journeys are never as linear or predictable as we might hope.”—Bill Gates

“A real joyride . . . elegantly constructed and compulsively readable.”—NPR

The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America

In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett's intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother, Billy, and head to California where they can start their lives anew. But when the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden's car. Together, they have hatched an altogether different plan for Emmett's future, one that will take them all on a fateful journey in the opposite direction—to the City of New York.

Spanning just ten days and told from multiple points of view, Towles's third novel will satisfy fans of his multi-layered literary styling while providing them an array of new and richly imagined settings, characters, and themes. “Once again, I was wowed by Towles’s writing—especially because The Lincoln Highway is so different from A Gentleman in Moscow in terms of setting, plot, and themes. Towles is not a one-trick pony. Like all the best storytellers, he has range. He takes inspiration from famous hero’s journeys, including The Iliad, The Odyssey, Hamlet, Huckleberry Finn, and Of Mice and Men. He seems to be saying that our personal journeys are never as linear or predictable as an interstate highway. But, he suggests, when something (or someone) tries to steer us off course, it is possible to take the wheel.”–Bill Gates

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“[A] mischievous, wise and wildly entertaining novel . . . Towles goes all in on the kind of episodic, exuberant narrative haywire found in myth or Homeric epic . . . Each [character], Towles implies, is the central protagonist of an ongoing adventure that is both unique and universal . . . remarkably buoyant . . . permeated with light, wit, youth . . . Towles has snipped off a minuscule strand of existence—10 wayward days—and when we look through his lens we see that this brief interstice teems with stories, grand as legends.”—Chris Batcheldor, New York Times Book Review

“Not only is it one of the most beautifully written books I have ever picked up, it’s a story about hope, friendship and companionship in a time when we need it so much . . . Towles brilliantly captures the inner reality of each [character] with profound and poetic prose. All eight of them are incredible forces in literature . . . Amor Towles is one of those authors that I think will become a Steinbeck of our generation and [...] I think The Lincoln Highway will be a classic that we will read for years to come.”—Jenna Bush Hager, Read With Jenna book club

“Once again, I was wowed by Towles’s writing—especially because The Lincoln Highway is so different from A Gentleman in Moscow in terms of setting, plot, and themes. Towles is not a one-trick pony. Like all the best storytellers, he has range. He takes inspiration from famous hero’s journeys, including The Iliad, The Odyssey, Hamlet, Huckleberry Finn, and Of Mice and Men. He seems to be saying that our personal journeys are never as linear or predictable as an interstate highway. But, he suggests, when something (or someone) tries to steer us off course, it is possible to take the wheel.”—Bill Gates

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Great book but I confess…

… I enjoyed Towles’ other books so much (Gentleman from Moscow, Rules for Civility) that my expectations were unreasonably high. This book was very good, but it didn’t find its way into my heart like the others did.

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An American Classic

This book is an instant classic. It should be taught in schools. The characters and the stories will stay with me always.

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Ending really unsettling

Loved every minute of the book. Couldn’t stop listening. Didn’t want it to end. Then it did but I just couldn’t accept that the the characters of Woolly, and even more, Emmett would have done what they did. It was an elaborate and exciting ending, well crafted but just destroyed anything I had come to believe about Emmett.

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The Lincoln Highway

I simply loved this book . The story was very entertaining and often funny.
A very good performance of the three readers.

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Loved it

So many interesting characters it kept me wanting to read more. Truly enjoyed it and will look for more by this author

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At times painful, but ultimately; glorious

The struggles of Ulysses transposed to the nine teen fifties. Amor does it again!

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Another Five Star Novel!

Amor Towles has become one of my favourite storytellers. This novel did not disappoint. His stories transport you to another time and you can imagine yourself there walking among the characters as though you are part of their world. I will no doubt listen to this one again as I have done all his books.

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Extraordinary

Great writing and performance with characters that make them feel like neighbours and friends. Truly enjoyed.

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An entertaining listen

Great book. Maddening plot twists and cliff hangers but a great book. Excellent performance. Word.

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Not what I expected

This book was not at all what I expected. I anticipated reading about a journey along a highway, instead what I got was a journey of humanity and inner conflict.

I loved it, but I'd hesitate to recommend it to most of my friends. If you don't enjoy books that spend a lot of time on character development, don't read this book. It's all about people, motivations and influences; it's about how we interpret right and wrong, about making amends, and about what separates heroes, adventures and intrepid travellers.

It's different from most of the books I read and is equal parts a coming of age story, a Greek classic, and a Shakespearean tragedy. At times the author even throws in a bit of Vaudeville. Don't look for consistency, you won't find it here. Look for artistry and a love of literature.

I seldom reread books but I've promised myself that this is a book that I will read again in a few years. I'm certain that I will find new tidbits to enjoy.

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