On The Road-A Novel by Jack Kerouac

seraph · Last edited by seraph on Tue Jun 22, 2004 1:52 pm; edited 1 time in total

Jack Kerouac's great Beat novel, a charming, honest and poignant story of a friendship and four trips across America, is in my opinion the best piece of writing to come out of the Beat Generation. Kerouac has sometimes been accused of leaving his talent back at the shop when he writes, but here his talent is undeniable. The writing is so good you start to hear fireworks going off like the Fourth of July by the time the book is over.

http://www.univie.ac.at/Anglistik/easyrider/data/OnTheRoad.htm

it blew me away when I was a teenager Very Happy

elektro80 · Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 10:07 am Post subject:

Published on the web? Is it public domain already? huh?
Great book by the way..

themoors · Joined: Dec 15, 2003 Posts: 148 Location: northern england

It was a big influence on me too... must have read it five times now, its the kind of book you can always go back to. The Dhama bums and his poetry are also worth a look.

egw · Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 1:44 pm Post subject:

Yes, that book was a big influence on me and many others in my generation.