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The Lincoln Highway
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- Narrateur(s): Edoardo Ballerini, Marin Ireland, Dion Graham
- Durée: 16 h et 39 min
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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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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-03-17
Loved it!
I thoroughly enjoyed every chapter of this book and looked forward to every chance I had to listen to it. The narrator, Edoardo Ballerini, was exceptional! The characters are all equally fascinating and the writing is amazing! I don't have anything but good things to say about this story. It's a must read!
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- Rhonda Barnes
- 2021-10-21
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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- 2023-01-26
Fantastic Book!!!
Beautiful, insightful, comedic and at times surreal. Wonderfully subtle and imaginative character development with a journey worthy of the world’s golden list of roadtrip books.
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- Barbara Caulfield
- 2023-03-25
Extraordinary
Great writing and performance with characters that make them feel like neighbours and friends. Truly enjoyed.
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- Sallie M
- 2022-10-14
Amor Towles is One of the Finest Writers of our Time
Amor Towles is possibly my favourite writer. He takes many years to write a single novel, but the result is sublime. There is not a single word that is filler, and every detail has been sculpted to perfection.
Each character’s voice is unique, as it would be in real life. Every scene is described so that we have not the slightest difficulty picturing it. His work is complex, compelling, and leaves the reader with a sense of fullness much like listening to an exquisite piece of music, or eating a delicious, perfectly cooked meal.
I have read Lincoln Highway twice. Now I am going to reread a Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility. I await his next book with a sense of yearning.
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- 2022-09-08
Amor Towles never disappoints
Mr Towles has the gift of story telling. This story, with its delightful characters, is told from the middle, the beginning and through to the end and is proof of his engaging writing style.
This audio edition is excellent. The narrator does the characters well making it easy to follow the conversations. And the addition of the female narrator of the spunky Sally for some of the chapters was perfect. A great listen.
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- P. Fowler
- 2022-04-30
What a yarn…
This is such a clever tale with so many amazing characters who come to life in such a brilliant fashion.
The narrators were first class too.
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- EmSprack
- 2022-02-23
Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful
The narration and writing of this listen is nothing short of genius. You felt every well written word and the performances were right on par. This will forever be one of my favorites from here on.
From Emmett to Billy and Ulysses, you are wrapped into a story of people who could not be more different but all find a common ground. Getting tied up in all of their stories you can’t help but cheer for them and want a happy ending.
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- Stephanie Robins
- 2024-03-23
Rich characters, hard to put down
I enjoyed the different storylines throughout the book that become woven together. The characters all have some never-accomplished goal or wish that comes to light and somehow gets addressed.
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- masterliberator
- 2023-12-08
Solid story, didn’t like the ending or performance
This is my second Amor Towles novel after “A Gentleman in Moscow” and in my honest opinion it is nowhere near as satisfying.
The story was enjoyable as is the setting. The characters are memorable and are mostly relatable. That said, I was disappointed with the ending, which left numerous questions and was not satisfying, and I did not like Sally’s chapters at all.
Furthermore, the way it was performed was difficult to listen to. I appreciate the effort of having multiple readers, but I would have been much happier with only the gentleman who read the bulk of the story, who was excellent. The different delivery of the different readers made the same characters feel like different ones at times.
Overall this was a fun listen, but if you’re coming after “A Gentleman in Moscow”, as I did, make sure you temper your expectations.
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