Thanks to Mary for hosting a lovely, in person and oh so fun evening discussing the Lincoln Highway. Our old friend Amor Towles certainly knows how to write a book that captures the reader, particularly in his characters, which in this case propelled the narrative across the country and across many, many pages. How many pages should a good book be? Maybe not 6oo, no matter how much fun the characters are. (Of course, I am excepting War and Peace!)
Needless to say, there were plenty of twists and turns along what is one of America's most historic highways, which is inevitable with four young men searching both a different future and past. That they have flexible morals and motives also helps the action along.
Our general consensus was that we liked the book, and would recommend it, although not as heartily as some others, particularly A Gentleman in Moscow if you are offering a Towles novel. Still a good read and fun to discuss.
We have a very busy April, thanks so much to Jean who has organized a Zoom meeting with the author of The Henna Artist, Alka Joshi. That will be on April 18, time is TBD once we get a bit closer. Our regular meeting will be on April 19, which is a Tuesday, at 6:30 at Wendy's house. Our next book, Small Thing Like These by Claire Keegan is the polar opposite of our last one, very spare, very few characters, astonishing writing.
See you all there at both events, I hope!
