The Sea Is My Brother by Jack Kerouac

The Sea Is My Brother

Jack Kerouac

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fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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In the spring of 1943, during a stint in the merchant marine, twenty-one-year-old Jack Kerouac set out to write his first novel. Working diligently day and night to complete it by hand, he titled it The Sea Is My Brother. Nearly seventy years late...

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Community Reviews

3.47
based on 318 reviews

Moods

reflective: 73%

adventurous: 60%

emotional: 33%

inspiring: 33%

funny: 26%

hopeful: 13%

lighthearted: 6%

tense: 6%


Pace

52% of readers chose medium
47% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

8% of readers chose A mix
91% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

8% of readers chose Yes
58% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

27% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
70% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

50% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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