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freckled_frog_boi's review against another edition
as someone new to the stream of consciousness prose, it was difficult to get my feet underneath me. Highly recommend listening to A Poetry Channel's reading of it on YouTube. Truly made it come alive, and saved me from dreading the book.
And it was interesting reading this so close after finishing Morphine by Bulgakov. I don't really know much about the experience of morphine addiction, so to get the perspective of someone becoming addicted and then to read this book which follows the one-sided lover of an old-timer junky, Bulgakov gives some context that maybe isn't explained here.
And it was interesting reading this so close after finishing Morphine by Bulgakov. I don't really know much about the experience of morphine addiction, so to get the perspective of someone becoming addicted and then to read this book which follows the one-sided lover of an old-timer junky, Bulgakov gives some context that maybe isn't explained here.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
joanappgrace's review against another edition
3.0
A escrita subversiva de Kerouac prende-me profundamente. Este é um daqueles livros que nos engana, por variados motivos. Apesar da sua finura e de aparentar ser um livro sem grande conteúdo (a escrita subversiva engana-nos neste sentido) é um livro denso e cheio de entrelinhas. Kerouac escreve ao ritmo do tempo, do álcool, das drogas e da tesão e, por isso, é sempre tudo tão rápido, tão efusivo, tão fragmentário - afinal não é a vida assim mesmo?
Uma bela introdução a um dos grandes da Beat Generation que me fez ficar a ansiar por mais.
"We are nothing.
- Tomorrow we may be die.
We are nothing.
- You and me."
Uma bela introdução a um dos grandes da Beat Generation que me fez ficar a ansiar por mais.
"We are nothing.
- Tomorrow we may be die.
We are nothing.
- You and me."
theuncultured's review against another edition
4.0
Tristessa is my ego in the Mexican land. Her beautiful drugged existence along with her achingly beautiful soul and shameful Spanish vocabulary (see, "chinga", please don't look it up), is everything I think of myself every single time I find the road to normalcy. And to be honest, I'd rather be her than define normalcy in its faintest terms. Pick it up if you're not afraid of farm animals living with you in iconic Christian flats and a mind-contracting text of spontaneous prose. Thank you, Jack Kerouac, for your word vomit, it's always a pleasure.
jeyreadsz's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
brunogcarr's review against another edition
2.0
Um par de ideias e umas quantas linhas, bem espremido. Uma “trip” que não deixa ressaca. Uma das melhores partes é ser curto.
duparker's review against another edition
3.0
This book is not your typical Kerouac novel. It is sweeter and in some ways more complex. It is late period Jack, so it is stream of consciousness prose, and that can be odd, but the love story screams out, and the descriptions of being a junky are really moving. 3.5 stars.
lumreads's review against another edition
2.0
Tris and co's aimless existence as a cause of incessant drug use reminded me that aimless existences can arise from all forms of addiction. 2024 is when I'll reduce my screentime lol
kb_208's review against another edition
4.0
A story about Jack's drunken morphined romp around Mexico City with his love that was not to be, Tristessa. It's very poetically written and takes a little time to get into the way it flows. This is mainly because I'm not used to that kind of writing. But it's a good piece and one of the better books I've read from Jack.