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4.38k reviews for:
On the Road (Penguin Classics) by Kerouac Jack (2002-12-31) Paperback
Jack Kerouac
3.28 AVERAGE
4.38k reviews for:
On the Road (Penguin Classics) by Kerouac Jack (2002-12-31) Paperback
Jack Kerouac
3.28 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Definitely of its time, and there's is a lot of themes and parts of the book in general that are very strange or outright disgusting (e.g. the misogyny). However, I can't deny that I definitely enjoyed reading it for the most part and that it is an extremely entertaining book that does make you want to just try and squeeze everything you can out of life.
adventurous
challenging
funny
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
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I was surprised, as always, by how easy the act of leaving was, and how good it felt. The world was suddenly rich with possibility.
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QUÉ LIBRO. Pensé que no me iba a gustar pero me encantó. La prosa es de lo más fluida y hace que los eventos (a veces instantáneos) queden orgánicos, y no sentía que pasara lo que leí en varias reseñas que señalaban que el libro era un tiro al aire que hablaba de cualquier cosa. Si bien no hay un "conflicto" me parece un roadtrip muy bien construido que trata las aventuras de Jack y Neal (Sal y Dean) alrededor de los Estados Unidos de forma psicodélica y a la vez centrada.
Lo único es que de a momento me pareció repetitivo, pero después volvía a la fluidez propia de la historia (y que creo que es el gran pro). Y como apreciación personal, las primeras partes son mucho más interesantes que las últimas y lo relaciono con el principio y el final de un viaje. Empecé con toda la energía y lo terminé cansada pero satisfecha con lo que leí. Tratándose de este libro y de lo que trata me parece 100% correcto sentir eso.
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QUÉ LIBRO. Pensé que no me iba a gustar pero me encantó. La prosa es de lo más fluida y hace que los eventos (a veces instantáneos) queden orgánicos, y no sentía que pasara lo que leí en varias reseñas que señalaban que el libro era un tiro al aire que hablaba de cualquier cosa. Si bien no hay un "conflicto" me parece un roadtrip muy bien construido que trata las aventuras de Jack y Neal (Sal y Dean) alrededor de los Estados Unidos de forma psicodélica y a la vez centrada.
Lo único es que de a momento me pareció repetitivo, pero después volvía a la fluidez propia de la historia (y que creo que es el gran pro). Y como apreciación personal, las primeras partes son mucho más interesantes que las últimas y lo relaciono con el principio y el final de un viaje. Empecé con toda la energía y lo terminé cansada pero satisfecha con lo que leí. Tratándose de este libro y de lo que trata me parece 100% correcto sentir eso.
On the Road, by Jack Kerouac, is a first person travelogue account from the point of view of Sal (Kerouac), as he endlessly crosses back and forth across America, encountering the people, places, and ideas that make the country what it is.
Here is a quick disclaimer to the potential reader of this novel:
If you expect an intricately woven plot, STOP; while Sal hitchhikes across America, the reader travels nowhere .
If you expect likeable characters, STOP; most are downright unlikeable, lazy, and filled with pessimism.
If you expect a portrait of post WWII America, STOP; the sweaty, drunken picture Kerouac paints is limited in scope and a bore to the viewer.
If you expect ideas to be set down and discussed coherently, STOP, unless you want to sift from one drunken conversation to another (which is most of the time). This is not an 'idea' book.
If you at least expect a well written novel (it has remained popular 60 years since publication, after all), STOP; the ramblings of a lunatic are no match for the contemporaneous prose of Bradbury, Steinbeck, Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and many, many others.
This was tough to get through and its 'message' was murky at best. Do yourself a favor and don't read this.
Rating: 2/10
Here is a quick disclaimer to the potential reader of this novel:
If you expect an intricately woven plot, STOP; while Sal hitchhikes across America, the reader travels nowhere .
If you expect likeable characters, STOP; most are downright unlikeable, lazy, and filled with pessimism.
If you expect a portrait of post WWII America, STOP; the sweaty, drunken picture Kerouac paints is limited in scope and a bore to the viewer.
If you expect ideas to be set down and discussed coherently, STOP, unless you want to sift from one drunken conversation to another (which is most of the time). This is not an 'idea' book.
If you at least expect a well written novel (it has remained popular 60 years since publication, after all), STOP; the ramblings of a lunatic are no match for the contemporaneous prose of Bradbury, Steinbeck, Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and many, many others.
This was tough to get through and its 'message' was murky at best. Do yourself a favor and don't read this.
Rating: 2/10
adventurous
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As a historical snapshot and time capsule it's priceless, but It's hard to get over how incredibly annoying and pretentious most of the people in the story are.