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Sulla strada

Jack Kerouac

3.27 AVERAGE

morganpal16's review against another edition

2.25

adventurous slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

no plot, dragged A LOT; couldn’t overlook the racism, sexism, homophobia

miraveta's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 40%

After a year I should admit this is a DNF. But still plan to go back and finish later, it was of its time in some ways but still interesting. Half the delay was because I spent so much time looking things or people mentioned up and learning

hungerford's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

vilgot's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

maisiewrites247's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Jack Kerouac’s On The Road follows Sal Paradise as he travels around the United States of America, mostly with his friend, Dean Moriarty. The characters Sal and Dean are based on Kerouac himself, and Neal Cassady. Other characters featured throughout the book were inspired by people such as William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg. There’s a focus on writing, travelling, romance, friendship, family, freedom, crime, history, music, drugs, and alcohol. There’s some misogynistic undertones but I felt like the treatment of race was quite progressive for the time it was written. I recommend this book because I can see why it’s considered a classic, based on the unique prose and perspective of the United States in the nineteen-forties, and it’s especially interesting if you have a passion for writing and travelling. Also, are we all in agreement that Sal is in love with Dean? ‘Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.’

marnella's review against another edition

1.0

Audiobook- why is this a popular book?!? Everyone was high and didn't realize the book said nothing and nothing really happened. I think there was a generation that romanticized hitch hiking.