16 October 2022

"The Lincoln Highway" by Amor Towles (2021)

Towles is an intelligent man. He knows his words. He has things to say, and he says them, wrapped into a story that is American. His characters have character, and agency. They live.

Life is a game. Its equilibria are multiple. It requires a spirit of optimism to coordinate on the better ones. This is the American way, and Towles appears to be unintimidated by it.