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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I had mixed feelings while reading On The Road. I liked the stream-of-consciousness writing style and thought there were some really good passages. However, the story really frustrated me and I found it hard to get through. About halfway through, I got tired of the cycle of driving somewhere, going out, meeting women, leaving everything behind, running out of money etc. It took me a long time to finish the last third of the book. I do think it was worth reading, mostly to see how it influenced other writing.
Изчитането на този така известен роман представител на бийт поколението беше като вършенето на домакинска работа - не ми доставя удоволствие докато го върша, но знам, че в края ще съм доволна от резултата. Извадена от контекста на времето, в което и за което е написана, книгата наистина може да се приеме като вид "печатане, не писане" (Труман Капоте), защото просто е твъъърде протяжна, и тромава, и повтаряща се... да не говорим за повърхностните образи, които само пият и се друсат, правят бебета и бягат, уж в опит да запазят свободата си... Но после си налагам да се опитам да видя светът през очите на 20-и-няколко годишните в САЩ след Втората световна война и нещата си идват на мястото. Все още не ги харесвам и одобрявам, но поне отчасти ги разбирам, или поне се опитвам да разширя мирогледа си и да ги разбера...Нали това е целта?
Warning!This is not really a review but just a short synopsis of my non-objective feelings toward the book and the author.I'm simply ranting to get it off my chest.
I hate this book with the burning passion of the fire of a thousand suns.I don't like the prose,I don't like the story,I don't like how Kerouac writes about wishing to be a negro in the antebellum south,I don't like how women are talked about and treated and I could go on and on.
Please don't tell that the times were different back then because it doesn't change anything for me.
Phew,now I actually feel better.
I hate this book with the burning passion of the fire of a thousand suns.I don't like the prose,I don't like the story,I don't like how Kerouac writes about wishing to be a negro in the antebellum south,I don't like how women are talked about and treated and I could go on and on.
Please don't tell that the times were different back then because it doesn't change anything for me.
Phew,now I actually feel better.
I am a believer now. I really disliked Dean. I just hated how carefree he was and inconsequential and devoid of any responsibility. But the more the book went on, the more I realised he is just a tortured soul as cliche that it sounds.
at the beginning of the book I thought the characters were all so shallow and stupid then I realised how nuanced they were as the trip went along. How Sal genuinely cared for Dean and accepted him as he was. How the gang split a bit and had wives and kids. How honest people were with each other. The description of travelling and being a ghost. Bob Dylan was right.
A very good, descriptive writer, knew how to captured feelings and sensations I could only think or dream of. I can’t imagine how disturbed a person Jack Kerouac was.
at the beginning of the book I thought the characters were all so shallow and stupid then I realised how nuanced they were as the trip went along. How Sal genuinely cared for Dean and accepted him as he was. How the gang split a bit and had wives and kids. How honest people were with each other. The description of travelling and being a ghost. Bob Dylan was right.
A very good, descriptive writer, knew how to captured feelings and sensations I could only think or dream of. I can’t imagine how disturbed a person Jack Kerouac was.
adventurous
slow-paced
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don't know what I was supposed to like about this book.
The cliché is correct: you have to read this book before you're 25, or maybe even before 20. I guess that at that age you will be attracted by the careless freedom with which the main character enters "real life" and goes searching for himself, like in a quest. The fascination for his friend Dean has something endearing and childlike, but as in [b:Le Grand Meaulnes|794779|Le Grand Meaulnes|Alain-Fournier|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1647106574l/794779._SY75_.jpg|51583] by Alain-Fournier I am not captivated by it. But then again, I read this when I was 50.
I know, you have to see this as the quintessential novel of the Beat Generation, and as such it sure is of historical interest. But what really annoyed me was the implicit sexism, perhaps typical for male writers in the middle of the last century. On the positive side there are the attractive descriptions Kerouac offers of the places on the road; they make you dream of distant horizons.
I know, you have to see this as the quintessential novel of the Beat Generation, and as such it sure is of historical interest. But what really annoyed me was the implicit sexism, perhaps typical for male writers in the middle of the last century. On the positive side there are the attractive descriptions Kerouac offers of the places on the road; they make you dream of distant horizons.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Didn't Finish this one. It was exhasitng to read. Maybe I'll come back to it someday.