The Lincoln Highway is a novel set in 1954 by Amor Towles. The novel spans ten days and is told by many points of view including the main character Emmett. On the first day Emmett Watson is being driven home to Nebraska by the warden of a work farm. Emmett is 18 and was at the work farm for involuntary manslaughter. He plans to pick up his 8 year old brother and head west. His father recently died and his mother deserted the family years ago. The bank foreclosed on their farm so he plans to head west in the Studebaker he bought before he went to the work farm. When Emmett gets home and reconnects with his brother, he is surprised that two other 18 year old men from the work farm had escaped in the trunk of the warden's car. These two guys have different ideas of what Emmett should do. Emmett, his brother, and the other two guys end up on an epic adventure. I loved the way the story unfolded. The only thing I didn't like is that the author did not use quotation marks during the dialogue. I had no trouble discerning who was talking though.
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