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I'll give this 2 stars instead of 1 because I guess I can see the appeal, but it's just not for me. I admit I only read the first 20% and then barely skimmed the rest. The reading experience here is like listening to a friend's breathless account of some life-changing trip he's just come back from. You want to be like "hey, good for you buddy but please stop talking"

pizzahutbookit's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

samcuttle's review against another edition

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2.0

sometimes … a man hurts every woman who enters his life bc his true soulmate is a man :/

baxtersegers's review against another edition

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adventurous funny reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

thegreekmoon's review against another edition

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4.0

for real, this was a JOURNEY

chez_abaa's review against another edition

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1.0

Wrong book to start this year. I abandoned it as I never force myself to finish a book that I do not enjoy.
I don’t know whether the hype about “On the Road” is overrated or simply I do not understand at all the lifestyle represented in it.
Boring, messy and (to me) nonsense.

beachybookstack's review against another edition

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3.0

I've been told that Kerouac sat down on a typewriter and wrote this whole book on an endless roll of paper, and I could feel it as I read. At no point does he pause, it's constant movement and happenings. Though I have yet to finish the entire book, it is interesting. Unfortunately it is being made into a feature-length film relatively soon and that will probably not live up to the book....

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