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320 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241552643
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 05 September 1957
Description
On the Road swings to the rhythms of 1950s underground America, jazz, sex, generosity, chill dawns and drugs, with Sal Paradise and his hero Dean Moriarty, traveller and mystic, the living epitome of Beat. Now recognized as a modern classic, its A...
Community Reviews Summary of 22,412 reviews
Moods
reflective 55%
inspiring 21%
funny 20%
challenging 19%
emotional 16%
lighthearted 14%
sad 11%
dark 10%
hopeful 10%
tense 4%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 3%
informative 2%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 51% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 13% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Racism, Misogyny, SexismModerate
Homophobia, Drug use, Racial slurs
320 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241552643
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 05 September 1957
Description
On the Road swings to the rhythms of 1950s underground America, jazz, sex, generosity, chill dawns and drugs, with Sal Paradise and his hero Dean Moriarty, traveller and mystic, the living epitome of Beat. Now recognized as a modern classic, its A...
Community Reviews Summary of 22,412 reviews
Moods
reflective 55%
inspiring 21%
funny 20%
challenging 19%
emotional 16%
lighthearted 14%
sad 11%
dark 10%
hopeful 10%
tense 4%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 3%
informative 2%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 51% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 13% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Misogyny, SexismModerate
Homophobia, Drug use, Racial slurs