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La autopista Lincoln

La autopista Lincoln

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  • Author：Amor Towles
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Summary

Tras el formidable éxito de público y crítica de sus dos primeras novelas， Normas de cortesía -escogida por The Wall Street Journal como uno de los mejores libros del año 2011 y ganadora del Premio Fitzgerald en 2012- y Un caballero en Moscú -que se mantuvo dos años en las listas de The New York Times-， Amor Towles vuelve con una historia colosal sobre el viaje iniciático de cuatro jóvenes por el corazón de Estados Unidos durante la década de los años cincuenta。

Contada desde múltiples puntos de vista y poblada por un variado elenco de personajes magnéticos， desde vagabundos que malviven entre raíles hasta aristócratas del Upper East Side， La autopista Lincoln es una novela arrolladora de encuentros y desencuentros， un azaroso tránsito de la juventud a la edad adulta。

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Reviews

David Musgraves ，

Supremely meh。I don’t know if he caught lightning in a bottle with A Gentleman in Moscow， but this ain’t it。

Mary Pat ，

Great book， personal choice， loved the story， just too long。

Brittany Harrell ，

I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed this book！ The writing is beautiful， the characters interesting， and the plot was engaging and thoughtful。 Book club enjoyed discussing how the backgrounds of the various main characters shaped the decisions they made throughout the novel and the blurry lines between vice and virtue。 I highly recommend this novel for any book club and can't wait to read another book by Amor Towles。 I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed this book！ The writing is beautiful， the characters interesting， and the plot was engaging and thoughtful。 Book club enjoyed discussing how the backgrounds of the various main characters shaped the decisions they made throughout the novel and the blurry lines between vice and virtue。 I highly recommend this novel for any book club and can't wait to read another book by Amor Towles。 。。。more

Kathryn ，

I read this because I liked A Gentleman in Moscow。 The prose is equally lovely。 The story is unexpected。 The way the plot is woven is thoughtful and evocative。 The characters are unique。 There are moments that are breathtaking in their beauty and humanity。 There are some truly heartbreaking moments， too。 Some story threads are tied together in surprising and hopeful ways， while others are left hanging without resolution。 I think I liked it， overall， but I’m still processing。 The ending is abrupt I read this because I liked A Gentleman in Moscow。 The prose is equally lovely。 The story is unexpected。 The way the plot is woven is thoughtful and evocative。 The characters are unique。 There are moments that are breathtaking in their beauty and humanity。 There are some truly heartbreaking moments， too。 Some story threads are tied together in surprising and hopeful ways， while others are left hanging without resolution。 I think I liked it， overall， but I’m still processing。 The ending is abrupt and I’m not sure how I feel about it。 I’d recommend it to some readers， but other readers would be given cautions。 And I wouldn’t recommend it to everyone—there is some sexual content that I found unnecessary， as well as several instances of strong language。 。。。more

WAYNE DIAMOND ，

Just a great story。 Well developed characters - with questions about what is considered moral and right。 Midwest boys traveling with and encountering people along the way that shapes the boys， and the boys shaping the somewhat unscrupulous individuals。 Towles knows how to write。 Never boring。

Neil ，

Towles is fantastic at the setup， and his plotting and characters get more compelling with each book。 One star off because I think he rushes his endings。 Also， it's a little frustrating when the title and the early story set one up for a great American road trip in a time when the country is moving West， then （spoiler） the plot instead moves East。 What happens is good， I especially like Billy and the connections to Ulysses and The Odyssey， but as someone who loves a road trip and was fascinated Towles is fantastic at the setup， and his plotting and characters get more compelling with each book。 One star off because I think he rushes his endings。 Also， it's a little frustrating when the title and the early story set one up for a great American road trip in a time when the country is moving West， then （spoiler） the plot instead moves East。 What happens is good， I especially like Billy and the connections to Ulysses and The Odyssey， but as someone who loves a road trip and was fascinated with the idea of an early American cross country jaunt， I felt more than a little teased， even if the reader does get a good road trip in the end anyway。 But the characters （Duchess！ Woolly！） are terrific， and if you like audiobooks， this one is terrific， with Dion Graham， Marin Ireland， and especially Edoardo Ballerini in superb form。 。。。more

Eilleen ，

3。5 stars Very good novel。 I enjoy this author's writing a great deal。 3。5 stars Very good novel。 I enjoy this author's writing a great deal。 。。。more

Anne ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Great read， especially since I lived on the Lincoln Highway。

Paul Sand ，

[Imported automatically from my blog。 Some formatting there may not have translated here。] I came late to the party here。 I was stunned by Amor Towles' previous book， A Gentleman in Moscow。 So I resolved to read this as soon as it became available at the Portsmouth Public Library。 Reader， the book was published in October of last year。 The library owns ten copies （three large print）。 And only now was I able to snag a copy off the shelf。 Unsurprising。 Because it's a wonderful book。 （See the Ama [Imported automatically from my blog。 Some formatting there may not have translated here。] I came late to the party here。 I was stunned by Amor Towles' previous book， A Gentleman in Moscow。 So I resolved to read this as soon as it became available at the Portsmouth Public Library。 Reader， the book was published in October of last year。 The library owns ten copies （three large print）。 And only now was I able to snag a copy off the shelf。 Unsurprising。 Because it's a wonderful book。 （See the Amazon page for all the well-deserved praise。） The book starts with teenaged Emmett being brought back home to Morgen， Nebraska after a 15-month stint at a work farm in Salina， Kansas。 He was there for involuntary manslaughter: an unfortunate mostly-accident when a hot-tempered punch caused a bully to hit his head on a tent spike。 Emmett has been released early on compassionate grounds: his father， a failed farmer， has died。 And he's left Emmett and his young brother Billy with a foreclosed-upon farm， their only remaining asset being a Studebaker gathering dust in the barn， and a tidy sum in cash hidden from the bankers。 Emmett and Billy resolve to make a fresh start in California， following the titular highway， as their mother did years back when she abandoned them。 But things are complicated when two of Emmett's acquaintances from the work farm show up， having sneaked into the trunk bringing Emmett back to Nebraska。 There's Wooley， a tender but error-prone soul who got dumped into the work farm by his well-to-do New York family。 And Duchess， a smart， funny， charismatic kid， burdened by a desire for score-settling and an advanced notion of situational ethics。 （Mainly expressed by his answers to the questions: "How do I work this situation to my advantage？" and "How am I going to get out of this situation？" That works out for him， until it doesn't。） It takes about a hundred pages for any of them to get out of Nebraska。 And a surprisingly small amount of time is spent on the Lincoln Highway。 The foursome's escapade develops in completely unexpected ways。 There's a large supporting cast of expertly-drawn characters。 Their situations are full of humor and （alas） pathos。 Enough said。 If you need my recommendation: just read it; you won't be sorry。 。。。more

Wendy ，

Fun adventure story。 Too long but still a fun read

Jennifer Cusumano ，

Amor Towles has done it again; written a totally captivating and engrossing story rich in historic detail， complicated and colorful characters， and stylistic dialogue。 The weaving of the intersection of the characters back stories and individual fates is so well done; he keeps you reading long after you should have gone to bed！ He is an artist， truly， with great craftsmanship; structure， arc， foreshadowing， well crafted sentences。 Just a joy to read。 One of the few recent contemporary novels I t Amor Towles has done it again; written a totally captivating and engrossing story rich in historic detail， complicated and colorful characters， and stylistic dialogue。 The weaving of the intersection of the characters back stories and individual fates is so well done; he keeps you reading long after you should have gone to bed！ He is an artist， truly， with great craftsmanship; structure， arc， foreshadowing， well crafted sentences。 Just a joy to read。 One of the few recent contemporary novels I think worthy of a five star rating （but， hey， that’s just my opinion）。 :） 。。。more

Emma ，

I found this to be a charming coming of age story， with wonderful main characters， painted with Towles’ usual astute observations and the many anecdotes that comprise someone’s story。 It had undertones of John Irving and even Steinbeck， to me。 Towles presents the reader with a completely immersive world so that I felt like I had been on an adventure along with the characters。 Many thanks to Netgalley for an arc of this book。

Lindinio ，

Hat mich leider nicht gefesselt。

Nel ，

I went into this overhyped novel with few expectations， knowing full well that the higher the anticipation， the greater the disappointment。 Thankfully， I was pleasantly surprised and really ended up enjoying this novel more so than A Gentleman in Moscow。This novel， which takes place over a period of ten days， was certainly adventure-filled！ I truly enjoyed reading Towles' admiring shoutouts to the various American landmarks and I absolutely fell in love with the characters who were really well f I went into this overhyped novel with few expectations， knowing full well that the higher the anticipation， the greater the disappointment。 Thankfully， I was pleasantly surprised and really ended up enjoying this novel more so than A Gentleman in Moscow。This novel， which takes place over a period of ten days， was certainly adventure-filled！ I truly enjoyed reading Towles' admiring shoutouts to the various American landmarks and I absolutely fell in love with the characters who were really well fleshed out。 Wooly was by far my favorite， showing the sweet characteristics of a child， with surprising wisdom and insight。 The plot moves along at a steady clip thanks to young Billy's love for books and his plan to reunite with his mother， which partially spurs the journey to begin with。 Mr。 Towles also makes reference to various social and racial inequalities of the time that sadly still exist today。 I must admit， he is a very thoughtful writer in this respect， including many different types of people in his stories。I must point out that this novel was reminiscent of This Tender Land （which was a 5-star for me） with mostly older characters。For more of my reviews， please check out my blog at www。mamasgottaread。blogspot。com or follow me on Instagram at www。instagram。com/mamasgottaread ！ 。。。more

Eileen Treusch ，

You have to understand the rhythm of the narrative is slow， but I really enjoyed it。

Michelle ，

This was a clear 5-star read for me。 I was totally enchanted by this story—more specifically the characters and the writing。 If you loved This Tender Land， then The Lincoln Highway is very similar。 It's set in the innocent days of post-WW2 America。 It stars four kids， ranging in age from 18 to 8， who take off on an adventure on the open road。 It's a cross between The Odyssey and The Wizard of Oz and a half-dozen Shakespeare plays。I loved the alternating POVs， although I wasn't sure why some were This was a clear 5-star read for me。 I was totally enchanted by this story—more specifically the characters and the writing。 If you loved This Tender Land， then The Lincoln Highway is very similar。 It's set in the innocent days of post-WW2 America。 It stars four kids， ranging in age from 18 to 8， who take off on an adventure on the open road。 It's a cross between The Odyssey and The Wizard of Oz and a half-dozen Shakespeare plays。I loved the alternating POVs， although I wasn't sure why some were in first person and others weren't。 We're supposed to identify most with Emmett and Duchess， who foil each other brilliantly。 Then， Billy and Wooly are obvious foils， too， although their narrations are in third person。 I also loved how the side characters got cameo chapters all to themselves。Also， what's the deal with the dashes？ They're subbed for the opening quotation marks in dialogue。 Can someone explain this？ （The only quotation marks in the entire book appear around Dennis's name， which I think is hilarious because they're air quotes—as if "Dennis" is a name that represents a whole class of men like him。）I love Emmett and Billy， who represent everything that's good about youth。 They are sincere and genuine and what you see is what you get。 Then throw Wooly and Duchess into the mix， and， gosh， those two！ They are both so deeply tragic， yet they provide much of the book's comic relief。 Duchess is exquisitely rendered。 He's。。。would you call it sociopathic？ He's at once likable and persuasive。 But he's also dangerous， not because he's aggressive or mean， but because he's so single-minded and incredibly adept at twisting reason and logic to fit his purposes。 The ending。 Yeesh。 I wish it were different， and， honestly， I'm not 100-percent sure it aligns with the rest of the book。。。you can make a case that it doesn't， but there's an equally good case to be made that it does。If you love Steinbeck and old-timey stories of a younger America， then this'll hit the spot， I think。 。。。more

Meaghan Fanning ，

I loved every single part of this book

Allie Slocum ，

Wow。 Just Wow。 Long but I didn't really want it to end。 Wow。 Just Wow。 Long but I didn't really want it to end。 。。。more

Janet Mott ，

The characters were surprisingly believable as well as unbelievable。 The whole adventure with good and evil people popping in and out of their journeys each one leaving lessons for learning about life。 It was interesting but I found myself skimming threw pages to get into the meat of the story。 More unnecessary descriptions to make the book long。 The author writes great stories and this was the second book of Towles I enjoyed both。

Deuce Naftel ，

Like many， I fell in love with A Gentleman In Moscow when it came out。 I felt like I knew so many of the characters personally。 I was good friends with them all。 I had been excited yet a bit trepidatious to start The Lincoln Highway because of that。 Would I be able to embrace this new cast of characters？ Could I put aside Moscow and take up New York？ Yes！ Yes I say！！！ I love almost every character in The Lincoln Highway just as much。 The care and poetry Mr Towles writes with makes every page a g Like many， I fell in love with A Gentleman In Moscow when it came out。 I felt like I knew so many of the characters personally。 I was good friends with them all。 I had been excited yet a bit trepidatious to start The Lincoln Highway because of that。 Would I be able to embrace this new cast of characters？ Could I put aside Moscow and take up New York？ Yes！ Yes I say！！！ I love almost every character in The Lincoln Highway just as much。 The care and poetry Mr Towles writes with makes every page a gift。 There are some definite twists I didn't expect， some characters pop in unexpectedly， but I loved it all。 。。。more

Courtney Bocci ，

I wanted to like this more because I think the characters were well drawn， but it was hard to get through。 I may try it again some day。

D A Quigley ，

Not as good as the other book "The Gentleman in Moscow" that I read last year。 Did not like the ending。 Not as good as the other book "The Gentleman in Moscow" that I read last year。 Did not like the ending。 。。。more

Ania ，

przyznaję， że trochę się zmęczyłam， ale chyba mogę powiedzieć， że było warto

Alma ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Really enjoyed it！ Fast but long read。 Interesting characters and point of views。 Very well constructed and told。 Once I gave up on the notion of the highway being the center of it all and them returning to it， I was able to enjoy it a lot more。

Kate ，

Amor Towles third novel is different， yet similar to his previous books。 It takes place in 10 days in 1954。 Emmett Watson has been released early from a youth incarceration camp。 Is crime was an accident in a way， but Emmett took full responsibility for the outcome。 He returns home， collects his little brother Billy and they set off， trying to find their mother who left the family when Billy was an infant。 Complications ensue， but their is so much flavor of the time instilled in the novel， with Amor Towles third novel is different， yet similar to his previous books。 It takes place in 10 days in 1954。 Emmett Watson has been released early from a youth incarceration camp。 Is crime was an accident in a way， but Emmett took full responsibility for the outcome。 He returns home， collects his little brother Billy and they set off， trying to find their mother who left the family when Billy was an infant。 Complications ensue， but their is so much flavor of the time instilled in the novel， with so many characters， the likes of which no longer exist in 2022 society。 I found the beginning a little tedious， learning everyone's back story， but I flew through the second half as the pace and plot picked up。 。。。more

Graham Cotton ，

I really enjoyed this book - I was a bit wary picking it up at first as struggled getting into his book "A gentleman in Moscow" which I put down after a hundred or so pages。 However， this book I found much more fun - the characters are a bit larger than life， which I guess is needed for a novel， but I enjoyed their interactions and the way the tale developed。 Overall， a good read - may even have another go at "A gentleman in Moscow" I really enjoyed this book - I was a bit wary picking it up at first as struggled getting into his book "A gentleman in Moscow" which I put down after a hundred or so pages。 However， this book I found much more fun - the characters are a bit larger than life， which I guess is needed for a novel， but I enjoyed their interactions and the way the tale developed。 Overall， a good read - may even have another go at "A gentleman in Moscow" 。。。more

Jensen Lawless ，

Towles is a new favorite; his imagery and character development captivates from the first sentence。

Vasudha Thirani ，

Very disappointed， especially having loved A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility。 The writing too simple， characters not engaging and the plot （not sure if I just don’t like on-the-road genre） just unnecessary complicated and lengthy。 Didn’t feel like a Towles book。

Caryperk ，

Great adventure with likable protagonists！

SandyFrom Nj ，

I found this long book entertaining and well written。 I kept coming back for more to see what would happen next to those traveling boys。

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