Review: On the Road
User Review - A Reader - weReadThere were parts of Sal's wandering that were incredibly dull but at certain points in the novel Kerouac hits some kind of literary stride and beautiful poignant musings stream off the page. The ... Read full review
Review: On the Road
User Review - A Reader - weReadIt's okay, same theme through and through. Read full review
Review: On the Road (Duluoz Legend)
User Review - Nikki Wood - GoodreadsI wanted to read this for two reasons: a friend of mine loves the Beats and personally knew Allen Ginsberg, and I like to read books that are cultural mainstays. Done. Interesting about that era ... Read full review
Review: On the Road (Duluoz Legend)
User Review - Ann - GoodreadsI liked the way it was written, always on the way to something, always searching. Read full review
Review: On the Road (Duluoz Legend)
User Review - Svetlana Dotsenko - Goodreadsnah. Reminded me a bit of Hemingway and his "Lost Generation"... I love Hemingway but didn't really get hooked on Kerouac. I can see how this book is a portrait of America of 1950s or something but it's hard to relate. Iconic of its time, I guess. Read full review
Review: On the Road (Duluoz Legend)
User Review - Elizabeth - GoodreadsDefinitely need to re-read. I couldn't fully get into it first, but I feel like now I could read and fully appreciate it and love it. Some of my favorite quotes come from this book, though. Read full review
Review: On the Road (Duluoz Legend)
User Review - Jason Harmon - GoodreadsA few phrases to try and describe this. - The mind of a beat poet - The life of a traveler - The degradation of normal guy into a beat generation scallywag - American beauty, in it's grittiest form ... Read full review
Review: On the Road
User Review - A Reader - weReadIt's 1947 & Dean meets Sal. Sal takes Dean on a journey of life and the world we live in. Really, Dean helps Sal discover who Sal is. With this book, Kerouac has become one of my favorite authors. He ... Read full review
Review: On the Road (Duluoz Legend)
User Review - BCPL Youth Services Librarian - GoodreadsClick to see book in BCPL's online catalog Read full review
Review: On the Road
User Review - A Reader - weReadAt first I didn't like the first person narrative, but as it went on, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It made me want to go across the country and do whatever whenever I felt like it, meeting anyone and everyone along the way. I see why it is one of the best American literary works ever. Read full review
