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 American Dream is nearer that of Walt Whitman than Scott Fitzgerald, and it goes racing towards the sunset with unforgettable exuberance, poignancy and autobiographical passion.
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780141182674
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 237 g
Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 17 mm
Because of the sometimes seemingly disjointed way it's written and the 'stream of consciousness' style of prose favoured by the beat writers of the 50's and perfected by Kerouac (possibly... More
I found this book really hard to get in to and read. The characters are not built particularly well - it's hard to feel any empathy for them. Also there are a lot of new characters constantly introduced.
It may...
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I can understand why this book can divide opinion on those that read, or try to read it. It tells of a life on the road, where the only pursuit is that of enjoying life. Taken in three parts it tells the tale of Sal... More
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