The Lincoln Highway (novel)

The Lincoln Highway is a 2021 novel by American author Amor Towles. Set in 1954, it tells the story of four young men on a roadtrip from Nebraska to New York City over ten days. It was a New York Times Best Seller.[1]

The Lincoln Highway
AuthorAmor Towles
GenreHistorical fiction
Literary fiction
PublisherViking Press
Publication date
October 5, 2021
Pages588
ISBN9780735222359

Reception

Heller McAlpin in a review for NPR called it "elegantly constructed and endlessly readable".[2] Alex Preston praised "Towles’s near-magical gift for storytelling [and] ability to construct a cast of characters at once flawed, lovable and fascinating."[3] Chris Bachelder commented on the novel being "remarkably brisk, remarkably buoyant" and possessing an "episodic, exuberant narrative haywire found in myth or Homeric epic".[4]

It was named a "Notable Book" by The New York Times[5] and a "Book of the Year" by Time[6] and NPR[7] as well as Barack Obama[8] and Oprah Daily.[9] The Washington Post named it one of the 50 most notable fiction books of 2021.[10] Bill Gates recommended it as a summer read in 2022.[11]

References
  1. "The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles: 9780735222366 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  2. McAlpin, Heller (October 5, 2021). "With four kids in an old Studebaker, Amor Towles takes readers on a real joyride". NPR.
  3. Preston, Alex (2021-10-24). "The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles review – a love letter to the American road trip". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  4. Bachelder, Chris (2021-10-05). "Amor Towles's New Novel Takes You on an American Road Trip (Published 2021)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  5. "100 Notable Books of 2021". The New York Times. 2021-11-22. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  6. "'The Lincoln Highway' Is One of the 100 Must-Read Books of 2021". Time. 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  7. "Books We Love | The Lincoln Highway". NPR. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  8. Community (2021-12-16). "Barack Obama Releases His Favorite Books of 2021". BOOK RIOT. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  9. "Our Favorite Books of 2021". Oprah Daily. 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  10. "50 notable works of fiction". The Washington Post. November 18, 2021.
  11. Gates, Bill. "5 great books for the summer". gatesnotes.com. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
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