On the Road
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- Author：Jack Kerouac
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Summary
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， Kerouac's American Dream is nearer that of Walt Whitman than F。 Scott Fitzgerald's， and the narrative goes racing towards the sunset with unforgettable exuberance， poignancy and passion。
Reviews
Jay Liu
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不符合社会主义核心价值观
David
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Generación Beat。 Imprescindible。
Sean
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A wonderful introduction to the prose of the beat movement。 I loved this book at the time and will reread sometime soon。
Holly
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5 stars。 I would read this again。 What a crazy trip。 The writing is “dated” by today’s PC standards， which is a huge part of its allure！
Elliott Wilde
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Well written but didn't hold my attention。 Comes across as a story about a bunch of narcissistic and self indulgent drug addicts。 Tried to set that aside and just enjoy the quality of writing but without a character to empathize with， I didn't care enough about what happened to maintain interest。 Made it half way through and then couldn't justify wasting my time anymore for a book that was all style and no soul。 Well written but didn't hold my attention。 Comes across as a story about a bunch of narcissistic and self indulgent drug addicts。 Tried to set that aside and just enjoy the quality of writing but without a character to empathize with， I didn't care enough about what happened to maintain interest。 Made it half way through and then couldn't justify wasting my time anymore for a book that was all style and no soul。 。。。more
Matt Moran
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This is just not a good book。The adventures are pointless， the search for the father is insincere。 the main character is a narcissist， and the supposedly profound religious imagery is absurd。
Paul Prince
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Can't stick with this any longer。 As others have said I found myself switching off reading。 Felt like it needed to be read at a canter but just lacked any real substance to hold my attention。 I'll probably try again some day。 Can't stick with this any longer。 As others have said I found myself switching off reading。 Felt like it needed to be read at a canter but just lacked any real substance to hold my attention。 I'll probably try again some day。 。。。more
John
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Boring， sexist， playboy drudgery。 I think Capote got it right when he said， "that's not writing; that's just typing。" Any semblance of writing style in 'On The Road' is non-existent。 What a painful journey。 Boring， sexist， playboy drudgery。 I think Capote got it right when he said， "that's not writing; that's just typing。" Any semblance of writing style in 'On The Road' is non-existent。 What a painful journey。 。。。more
Bluebelle Willows
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Don’t date a guy who tells u their favourite book is on the road， they can’t read
Annie
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As the title says。。 Sal is travelling across the US and once to Mexico， parts with friends， parts to meet friends。 Acting irresponsible， drinking too much， sleeping around， broke most of the time。I am too old to feel this is interesting and the narration was just all over the place。 2 stars because this book is autobiographical and the author with his friends actually did most of what is mentioned and gave rise to a counter cultural movement。Maybe Americans who experienced or tried to experience As the title says。。 Sal is travelling across the US and once to Mexico， parts with friends， parts to meet friends。 Acting irresponsible， drinking too much， sleeping around， broke most of the time。I am too old to feel this is interesting and the narration was just all over the place。 2 stars because this book is autobiographical and the author with his friends actually did most of what is mentioned and gave rise to a counter cultural movement。Maybe Americans who experienced or tried to experience something similar will like it for the nostalgia。。 。。。more
Lupe Hernandez
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At one point of my life I would probably rate this at a much higher rating。 The "mad" years that I've lived have passed and the idea of stability and calmness overcomes。 On the Road， is appealing to those who crave more from art， poetry， and freedom。 In reality it is the story of every college student who tries to maintain a social life。“[。。。]the only people for me are the mad ones， the ones who are mad to live， mad to talk， mad to be saved， desirous of everything at the same time， the ones who At one point of my life I would probably rate this at a much higher rating。 The "mad" years that I've lived have passed and the idea of stability and calmness overcomes。 On the Road， is appealing to those who crave more from art， poetry， and freedom。 In reality it is the story of every college student who tries to maintain a social life。“[。。。]the only people for me are the mad ones， the ones who are mad to live， mad to talk， mad to be saved， desirous of everything at the same time， the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing， but burn， burn， burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww！” -Kerouac 。。。more
niko
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book good even tho he kinda an asshole
Jacob Chesney
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I respect the writing itself， but this just was not my type of story。 I really had to force myself to get through。
Katie Schmidt
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If I wanted to hear a man ramble meandering stories with some dime-store philosophy thrown in here and there， I’d go on a hinge date。
June
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通篇厌女。没有任何可取之处可姑且让我转移性别视角。性解放对于女性就是巨大的骗局，从真小人变成伪君子罢了。
Lina Michels
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Heerlijk om te lezen tijdens een zomers rondreisje
Arnaldo Neto
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O livro que inspirou Bob Dylan， Bruce Sprinsteen e outros diversos artistas a cruzarem as estrada dos Estados Unidos。 E vai te fazer querer fazer o mesmo。 O grande clássico do mito Jack Kerouac。
Kathy Slappey
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Tried very hard to like this book but could not understand what the big hype was about。 Finished it but wished I hadn't wasted my time。 Tried very hard to like this book but could not understand what the big hype was about。 Finished it but wished I hadn't wasted my time。 。。。more
granger
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Врешті-решт у мене з‘явився найнеулюбленіший літературний персонаж。 Й це не Дін Моріарті。 Це – Сал Перадайз， який толерував， розділяв погляди， та ба більше， ставив на п‘єдестал все те， чим являвся його друг。 Якби у монстрів не було підтримки， вони б не завдавали стільки руйнувань。
Mickayla Rubio-McDowell
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Truly a chore to read。 It was disgusting to women and children， and the worship of Dean made literally no sense。 I hated every page。
Josy
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Read this while backpacking through Europe in your early twenties， and you will see the whole book like an oyster for you to open; and the pearl will be there， the pearl will be there。
skeletonjelly
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Terribilmente reale， concreto e sognante。 Le riflessioni che compiono i personaggi durante le loro infinite scorrazzate in giro per l'America esprimono una vivacità ed una passione per la vita così forte da far venire voglia di iniziare a viaggiare， andare alla ricerca di qualcosa， astratto o non。 E' una storia che esiste e basta。 Terribilmente reale， concreto e sognante。 Le riflessioni che compiono i personaggi durante le loro infinite scorrazzate in giro per l'America esprimono una vivacità ed una passione per la vita così forte da far venire voglia di iniziare a viaggiare， andare alla ricerca di qualcosa， astratto o non。 E' una storia che esiste e basta。 。。。more
ThePrill
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Disappointing。 Considering the reviews I’d heard of this book ‘changing’ and ‘influencing’ people’s lives， I was left feeling very empty。 At times Kerouac is genius。 There was beautiful， descriptive passages in this book that are humourous and very rich。 However， much of the book is very tough reading。 The plot line is good， to a point， but constant retelling of the trip from New Jersey to approx。 California got a bit dull by the end。 Indeed， the ending was fairly disappointing to me especially。 Disappointing。 Considering the reviews I’d heard of this book ‘changing’ and ‘influencing’ people’s lives， I was left feeling very empty。 At times Kerouac is genius。 There was beautiful， descriptive passages in this book that are humourous and very rich。 However， much of the book is very tough reading。 The plot line is good， to a point， but constant retelling of the trip from New Jersey to approx。 California got a bit dull by the end。 Indeed， the ending was fairly disappointing to me especially。 For all the rave reviews I’ve heard， this book just doesn’t life up to the hype。 Some of the values preached in it， like hooking up with underage girls， leaving your spouse and children to go adventuring， and stealing describe the Beat Generation very well but have no place in today’s society。 It’s a window into the past， and I’ll leave it at that。 There’s a reason it’s called a classic， but the magic of it just didn’t hit home for me。 。。。more
Bogdan Teodorescu
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Actually， I read this a few months ago。 But then I read it again。 And then again， a translation in my native language romanian。 Most probably I'll read it once again sometime in the future。 My rating is exactly what I felt at the moment， and I really believe it can be a wrong one， but then， these ratings are really subjective， so I don't really care。 To the people reading this， and looking at my rating， you should know that at this point in my life， I really enjoyed the book， it really made me t Actually， I read this a few months ago。 But then I read it again。 And then again， a translation in my native language romanian。 Most probably I'll read it once again sometime in the future。 My rating is exactly what I felt at the moment， and I really believe it can be a wrong one， but then， these ratings are really subjective， so I don't really care。 To the people reading this， and looking at my rating， you should know that at this point in my life， I really enjoyed the book， it really made me think， and it really was influential for my development （that's just something I feel， I feel that I'm looking at life with a slightly different perspective， to be modest - it feels like a hugely different perspective but I'm tryin' to be just a bit less biased）。To begin with， it is my 'real' introduction to the Beat literature。 I was aware of its philosophy and influence before reading the book， and it really turned me on。 I mean， really。 That is probably why I also got into this book with great expectations。 I've always felt like a hippie， but the hippie philosophy is a bit more extreme， while the Beat philosophy where it's rooted from， and the hippies kinda misunderstood it， as it always happens。 So here you go， it's an amazingly well written book （by some standards， by others you could say it is， as I like to call it， 'street-philosophy' or 'street-writing'， which shouldn't automatically be considered worse than super-pretentious-high-class-intellectual writings of others， and this has been a revelation I've had some time ago， when I also switched from classical music to blues， learning to acknowledge the raw value of that seemingly primitive music）。 Content-wise， it's not at all a book with sex drugs and rock 'n' roll as main themes。 Far from that。 However， it should be noted that alcohol， sex， drugs， and jazz are part of the book。 Along with the writing style， this sure will broaden the perspectives of an open-minded reader。Some people say that the characters are simple。 Zero-character development。 Pathetic。 Selfish。 Worm-like。 Annoying。 How about the last 4？ Aren't we all the same？ Aren't we all looking to find what life's about， get the best from it， get kicks， kicks， kicks， and in the end feel saved？ Don't we all know we won't be saved？ Sal Paradise knows it too。 Dean Moriarty knows it too。 In the end， they choose different paths， just like Siddhartha and Govinda， but they know they will both get to the same point when it's all over。 But that young， childish， unbelievably fool urge to go， go， go， and keep looking for it， keep looking for the kicks， that's everything。 That is everything people in their 50s don't have today， and I so don't want to lose it too。 F*** it， I just said it， I'll be forever young， at least in the mind if not in the body， and nothing will stop me from doing so。 So， see what this book has done to me？Random thought about Dean: he shouldn't be called a prick with such ease， although he is a prick， and he sure leaves that impression。 But Dean is a rather complicated character in the book， as he is split between the jail and the library。 He is doomed。 He is desperate。 Don't we all have some of Dean Moriarty inside us？And the fun thing is I don't feel bad about it， at all。 I may sound like the most foolish young man on Goodreads right now， but I don't care， because I feel so alive。 That's what this book has。 It's raw and young and breathes。 It's alive as we should all be。 Maybe in 30 years I'll feel stupid for saying this， who knows？ But at the end of the day， as someone already said it， it is a book about dynamism， not passivity。 Dig that。The sad part is that this really is depressing at times。 Besides the sex， drugs and jazz you get to read a lot about and probably get distracted， there's this thing all characters have in one way or another， that they're looking for IT， and they seem to get nowhere。 All they seem to do is go back and forth， again and again， with this purpose so fixed in their minds that they completely neglect relationships with other people。 Nobody's attached to nobody in 'On the Road'， and that is a fact。 Sal's relationship with Dean could be something， but it ain't， at least it doesn't seem so to me， not today。 “Boys and girls in America have such a sad time together; sophistication demands that they submit to sex immediately without proper preliminary talk。 Not courting talk — real straight talk about souls， for life is holy and every moment is precious。” Now really， who can tell me this book's about fucking， fuck， fuck， fuck？ It's not。 Read it again if you think so。 Now hedonism， that's something else， but you can't make a point about the book saying that all the characters want to do is fuck。Kerouac wrote this to a student: "Dean and I were embarked on a journey through post-Whitman America to FIND that America and to FIND the inherent goodness in American man。 It was really a story about 2 Catholic buddies roaming the country in search of God。 And we found him。"I will steal something else I've seen around here because I really resonate with the remark。 'On The Road' is about this: life IS ephemeral， but you can FEEL eternal， LOOK eternal， and so on， until you kinda TURN into something eternal。 It may not be real， but it IS real to you， and maybe that's what matters。 Maybe that's what 'On The Road' is about。" 'You know， this is a really beat generation' 。。。 More than mere weariness， it implies the feeling of having been used， of being raw。 It involves a sort of nakedness of mind， and ultimately， of soul: a feeling of being reduced to the bedrock of consciousness。 In short， it means being undramatically pushed up against the wall of oneself。"The book has many quotes that I absolutely love， and of course this one stayed with me lately， in the back of my mind， because it describes so well how I feel: “[。。。]the only people for me are the mad ones， the ones who are mad to live， mad to talk， mad to be saved， desirous of everything at the same time， the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing， but burn， burn， burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww！” Burn， burn， burn。 Mad to live， mad to talk， mad to be saved， desirous of everything at the same time。 That's it， right there。 “I realized these were all the snapshots which our children would look at someday with wonder， thinking their parents had lived smooth， well-ordered lives and got up in the morning to walk proudly on the sidewalks of life， never dreaming the raggedy madness and riot of our actual lives， our actual night， the hell of it， the senseless emptiness。”And yes， God is Pooh Bear。 Fight me 。。。more
Amy
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Very interesting， glad I read it。
Matt Weeks
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Am I only one who thinks Jack was in love with Neal？
Madhav
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I wrote brief notes of an 'On the Road' review， so doing justice to Kerouac's writing style aka 'i never got around to writing the review' I'll post the notes: Following the characters who have such a hunger for everything life has to offer， digging the good with the bad - in fact， romanticizing the weaker moments - not afraid of being perceived as demented or crazy， but rather moving quickly， quickly， quickly towards some meaning， learning new ways of life from the towns of America， writing abo I wrote brief notes of an 'On the Road' review， so doing justice to Kerouac's writing style aka 'i never got around to writing the review' I'll post the notes: Following the characters who have such a hunger for everything life has to offer， digging the good with the bad - in fact， romanticizing the weaker moments - not afraid of being perceived as demented or crazy， but rather moving quickly， quickly， quickly towards some meaning， learning new ways of life from the towns of America， writing about the lost generation， the disillusioned， the ones down on their luck， the addicted， the desolate， the lonely。 In terms of music， it's the velvet underground with their heroin hymns， their conscious ignorance of rules and structure and theory in music， the irreverent questioning of civilized life。 Perhaps jazz would be a fitting analogy considering Kerouac talks about it at great length， in the book jazz is often a wild， hypnotic ritualistic event， and after all is structured chaos， the improvisation not so different from the stream of consciousness style that Kerouac employs here。Parts of the book are written with such childlike innocence， such as when Sal and Dean sit down at a cafe and agree to be best friends forever。 This is a book of contradictions - pure， heartwrenching love and urges for meaningful connection give way to abrasive， harsh moments when the reality of life goes head to head against such ideas。 。。。more
brooklyn
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I have such mixed feelings about this book， while reading I couldn’t figure out whether I loved it or hated it， and now that I’ve finished I don’t think I’m any closer to a revelation。 I do know， however， that Dean Moriarty is one of my favorite characters ever written。 I could see and feel everything about him。 It was almost emotional parting with him at the end。 This is one of those books that takes you on an adventure with it。 Regardless of my mixed opinions on it， I’m glad to have read it。
Tiffanie
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2 1/2 stars really。
Laura
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Weird。 Lots of drunk，high guys travelling back and forth across the country。 Getting married，divorced and married again。 Seemed without purpose
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=On the Road
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=On the Road&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,On the Road&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0