The Lincoln Highway, by Amor Towles
In defence of Duchess
The Lincoln Highway, by Amor Towles
The Lincoln Highway has little to do with an actual highway, aside from the fact that the main characters of the novel are on a journey.
This book is heavy, both literally and figuratively. It touches on some dark topics and is 600 pages long.
The story centres on four main characters:
Emmet, the big brother. Quiet, serious, and driven. He seems to want to take care of his little brother and stay out of trouble.
Billy, Emmet’s little brother. Billy is an extremely bright and quirky 8 year old boy (likely 2e, just like my son).
Duchess, Emmet’s trouble-making friend who is always playing an angle. It’s hard to know what he really wants because he always seems to be manipulating or sweet-talking someone.
Woolly, the seemingly “slow-witted” but big-hearted character who stumbles his way through life, always surprised when he finds himself in trouble yet again.
