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Lincoln Highway
Lincoln Highway | Amor Towles
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 work farm where he has just served a year 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 and head west 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. 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.
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CozyBookworm
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ One of the best books I‘ve ever read. A modern hero‘s journey with characters that I will never forget. Intricate storytelling which reminded me of The Odyssey and Of Mice and Men.

Daisey Just recognized your photo! Glad to see you back. 1mo
CozyBookworm @Daisey Hi! I couldn‘t log into my old account, so I just started fresh 😊 1mo
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Crazeedi
Lincoln Highway | Amor Towles
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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
1 I loved my stick shift VW's. My dad put me in my first one and said 'drive'. And I did, jerky at first of course! But my stick shifts got me through many snow storms and lousy roads
2 The Lincoln Highway (not exactly a car in title but definitely centered around a car!!!)
Who wants to play??

TheSpineView Enjoyed The Lincoln Highway. Thanks for playing!❤️🚘❤️📖❤️ 10mo
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fredthemoose
Lincoln Highway | Amor Towles
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Lincoln Highway was my highest rated book for March. #12Booksof2023 @Andrew65

Andrew65 Love this author. 11mo
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annahenke
Lincoln Highway | Amor Towles
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#novelnovember @Andrew65 I‘m joining this readathon to try to finish some of the books I have started and meet my reading goal for the end of the year! Let‘s go!

Andrew65 Great to have you with us, good luck 😁 12mo
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Julsmarshall
Lincoln Highway | Amor Towles
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I read quite a few off my #TBR in May :) My “have read” bookshelves are starting to fill up 😳

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Rissreads
Lincoln Highway | Amor Towles
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Another must read author. I love the characters that Towles creates, such depth. This book gave me all the feels. I knew I was invested when I was screaming to myself, Noooooooooo! I did not want this story to end. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Nathan_Opland-Dobs
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Mehso-so

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rachaich
Lincoln Highway | Amor Towles
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Gosh, that was a thumping good read. He's amazing at creating a story and writing it in such a simple yet in depth fashion.
This did not disappoint!

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rachaich
Lincoln Highway | Amor Towles
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Oooh, look at that chunkster of a book!
Picked this for Sep book club but figured I needed to start reading soon as!
I read both his others and think he's fantastic writer.

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brushlo
Lincoln Highway | Amor Towles
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great characters. i love billy especially! each character is brought to life so well and so uniquely. kept me interested. want to check out his other works.

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Cinfhen
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LOVING this book!! It‘s SO DIFFERENT from Rules of Civility but I am getting some similar Gentleman in Moscow vibes. RICH characterization!!

BookNerd9906 I‘ve heard so many good things about this book. 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty pic 💐 2y
Cinfhen Thanks @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘m LOVING this book @BookNerd9906 2y
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BarbaraBB I enjoyed the Gentleman but Rules less so, which means I may pick this up. Love a good road story! (edited) 2y
Cinfhen I wasn‘t a fan of RoC either @BarbaraBB but this one is just checking all my boxes!! 2y
BarbaraBB Perfect. Stacked! 2y
Lizpixie #stacked Thanks for the new rec! 2y
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shawnmooney
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https://youtu.be/lAd1tUwU4Oo

A playlist of all episodes in the Bite-sized Book Chat series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-61cZp1pQdBH5V0Zb9q-2ujl4PY8nhf

Chat #1: with Jo from Bowling Green, Kentucky

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

Chat #2: with Kaviya from Singapore

Swimmer Among the Stars: Stories by Kanishk Tharoor

shawnmooney Chat #3: with James from Adelaide

The Trouble with Happiness: and Other Stories by Tove Ditlevsen
Michael Favala Goldman (Translator)

The Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood / Youth / Dependency
(The Copenhagen Trilogy #1-3)
by Tove Ditlevsen
Tiina Nunnally (Translator), Michael Favala Goldman (Translator)

The Faces by Tove Ditlevsen
Tiina Nunnally (Translation)

Chat #4: with Bill from Nairobi

The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone
3y
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Eva_B
Lincoln Highway | Amor Towles
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It took me a while to warm to this one. But I‘m glad I persisted

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perfectsinner
Lincoln Highway | Amor Towles
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Oh man what a journey this book is! Towes has done it again. New fav from him for sure. This book gave me vibes like This Tender Land by William Kent Kruger also, probably from all the traveling. There's definitely some quotes I really enjoyed, and I loved the Greek mythology references, having made my way through 2/3 of the Mythos trilogy. 5 star!

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jspoelker
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Panpan

The multi POV that allows the reader key insight into every character. At times the plot moves fluidly or jumps forward and back Revealing just enough to uncover interesting character facts at the perfect moments. Age is secondary but a surprising background character juxtaposed to the drama that unfolds when each character unveils the perfect trait to match the moment.

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MaryBKelly
Lincoln Highway | Amor Towles
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I loved this book. It made sense when all the characters met up with each other, even though, in reality, that wouldn‘t happen. I liked the characters and rooting for the brothers.

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Tamra
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Current listen.

Wow, great writing and character devo, but incredibly slow going!

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Yahui07
Lincoln Highway | Amor Towles
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I like “A gentleman in Moscow” and I like this book more. So impressed by the author‘s elegant writing style and his way to revive every character. However, this book is not perfect. For example, the last few chapters are not as good as previous and the narrative of the eight year old boy is too matured. That‘s said, over all I still like this book!!🤪🤣

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Sapphire
Lincoln Highway | Amor Towles
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A good companion for an unexpected emergency trip over a holiday weekend.

Lcsmcat I hope everything is ok. 3y
Sapphire @Lcsmcat yes, thanks. My daughter was in the hospital and she has a 5 week old infant so I came to help. But she is out now and on the mend. 3y
Lcsmcat @Sapphire Glad to hear it. And you got to spend time with a new grand baby, which is a bonus. 3y
Sapphire Definite silver lining. Gonna be a long month till i see them again right after Christmas 3y
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GerardtheBookworm
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Once again Amor writes exquisite, well developed characters in this 50's road trip of redemption and friendship. Former juvenile offender Emmett tries to piece his life together when his old friends, Duchess and Wooley, escape their work camp and convince him to take trip on the Lincoln Highway for a financial opportunity. What follows is a beautifully written piece of literature multi-layered by human experiences and morality.

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KarenUK
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Pretty excited about the ARC that turned up at work today! ☺️

AmyG Let us know what you think! 3y
Aims42 Ooooo I can‘t wait to see your thoughts on it! I‘m trying to keep rational expectations 🤩 3y
BookishMarginalia 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 3y
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DivineDiana How exciting! 3y
BarbaraBB Wow! A new Towles! I hope you‘ll read it soon and tell us all about it! 3y
KatieB I audibly gasped!!😂 3y
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BookishMarginalia
Lincoln Highway | Amor Towles
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Mark your calendars, Littens! #AmorTowles has a new book coming out on October 5, 2021! #TBRtemptation #SavethePubDate #Oct2021

MaureenMc I‘m so excited! 😍 4y
AmyG I so look forward to this. 4y
OutAndAbout Fantastic! 4y
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squirrelbrain Oooh exciting! 4y
Aims42 I‘m so excited!! And apprehensive!! And stoked!! And anxious!! I loved, loved, loved ‘A Gentleman in Moscow‘ but every other of his books have been “meh” for me 😬 I‘m hoping to be the first to put a hold at my library for this one 🤞 4y
Soubhiville Yay! 4y
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Reviewsbylola
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Omg!!! 🤩🥳😍 I cannot wait!!

LeahBergen This one sounds good! 4y
KatieB Wuhoo! That‘s a definite preorder! 4y
Deblovestoread Looking forward to this! 4y
emilyhaldi Exciting!! 4y
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