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It’s difficult to say why I disliked this book so much, as I greatly enjoyed A Gentleman of Moscow and The Rukes of Civility
Mr. Towles is a brilliant writer and certainly proves it, again, with The Lincoln Highway. However, I found it to be more an exercise in literary extravagance and elaborate story telling, but far less in meaning and message.
Characters appeared and disappeared rather randomly, as did the story-lines, with ambiguous conclusions ( or none at all).
I know this book has been extremely well received and critically acclaimed, but my advice is to not waste your time on it!
