On the Road
by Jack Kerouac
Total Points
#55
- Pages
- 307
On the Road chronicles Jack Kerouac's years traveling the North American continent with his friend Neal Cassady, "a sideburned hero of the snowy West." As "Sal Paradise" and "Dean Moriarty," the two roam the country in a quest for self-knowledge and experience. Kerouac's love of America, his compassion for humanity, and his sense of language as jazz combine to make On the Road an inspirational...
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Jan 19th, 2021
You have died of dysentery.
May 5th, 2019
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Jul 12th, 2017
I really didn't like this
Jun 5th, 2015
Jan 11th, 2015
Hate it. Over rated.....way over rated.
Dec 30th, 2014
rambling beautiful madness.
Dec 12th, 2014
Jul 30th, 2013
speedfreak entertainment
Jul 30th, 2013
Jul 10th, 2013
When I first started reading this book, I hated it. It took me too long to read because the sentences were awfully long and never came Kerouac immediately to the point. After finishing On the Road, I loved it for all the reasons I first hated it.
This book is the first piece of literature I had read and I'm glad it was.
Mar 13th, 2013
Will make your bodies emotional responses turn into physical responses. Just go
Mar 10th, 2013
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