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Fiction

wendyb-NC

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33. The Lincoln Highway

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Sun Jun 2, 2024, 06:25 PM

Jun 2024

It's by Amor Towles. He also wrote A Gentleman In Moscow.

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What Fiction are you reading this week, June 2, 2024 [View all] hermetic Jun 2024 OP

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I read that, too hermetic Jun 2024 #2

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Elliot's book sounds really good hermetic Jun 2024 #5

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OMG! How awful hermetic Jun 2024 #9

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Yeah, hermetic Jun 2024 #17

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Oh Fun! hermetic Jun 2024 #14

I'm about 1/3 of the way into Lief Enger's latest (which you recently read) japple Jun 2024 #22

You are most welcome. hermetic Jun 2024 #24

Thanks for the spoiler hint. I will approach the book tonight with new awareness. It explains japple Jun 2024 #25

I didn't want to spoil that detail for you NanaCat Jun 2024 #30

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Nice find hermetic Jun 2024 #28

Looks like I need to put this one on my TBR list, which I need to re-name "bucket list." japple Jun 2024 #39

In the middle of a weird one Jilly_in_VA Jun 2024 #32

The Lincoln Highway wendyb-NC Jun 2024 #33

Seems like everything by Towles is exceptional NanaCat Jun 2024 #34

Gentleman In Moscow is a wonderful, I'll even say epic read wendyb-NC Jun 2024 #36