Pros: the spontaneity, the free flowing writing style, etc. Cons: at times can be long-winded.
On the Road is one of those books that reminds us of how uptight and conventional our society is today. We all get stuck in the same routine, day after day, year after year. We all get the urge to escape from our habitual, ordinary lives, but ...
Pros: Spontaneous writing, beautiful imagery, unconventional plot. Cons: Can be long winded, slow in some places.
The first time I read Jack Kerouac's On The Road was my freshman year in college. I read his poetry the year before, but this book wasn't like any other book I ever read before. I once had a friend say to me that On The Road is just a pointless book ...
Pros: Kerouac writes beautifully human characters. You can't read this novel without picking out a Sal or Dean from the people you know. Cons: That the American educational system has not made this required reading for everyone.
It is a bit pretentious of me to think that I could possibly review one of, if not the greatest works of the last century. However, I was once in the University of Missouri school of journalism, where pretension is of course not a word but a way of...
Pros: Memorable writing style, "Big Picture" message described in little actions Cons: Slow read, frustratingly meandering plot at times, unlikable characters
"On the Road" is a bit of an enigma to me. It doesn't have a recognizable plot, the characters are not likeable, and the ending is not satisfying. Most of my friend who have read it have not liked it a bit, and they generally have pretty good taste. I...
Pros: Greatest Counterculture Novel? Cons: May be too abstract for certain audiences...
This is one I hope you punkers take some time out to plod through, because it's gonna let you know something about the roots of this thing of ours. Most punks think it all started with the Ramones and the Pistols, but rock and roll had just been born...
Pros: Insightful, entertaining, smooth flow Cons: A bit abstract at times
On the Road was another book that I had heard reference to many times in conversation and songs over the course of time before I actually got around to reading it.
On the Road was written during/about the "Beat Generation". Kerouac...
Pros: exact picture of the lust for life Cons: none
I saw a hitch hiker on 35-E last month. You see them once in a while in the Cities. He glided along on the shoulder, seemingly unnoticed by other drivers.
It was an appropriate thing to see because I had just finished reading one of my...
Pros: Amazing and original work of literature. Cons: Had some slow, boring parts.
The true Bible of the Beat Generation. Jack Kerouac wrote this novel about several escapades he took across the country in the late 1940's. He used characters from his real life, such as Allen Ginsburg the poet and author; and Neil Cassidy, Kerouac's...
Pros: An historical account of the birth of a generation. Cons: Time to get used to Kerouac's writing style.
How to begin a review of, in my opinion, one of the maddest, extraordinary novels written in the past 50 years, is, now that I think of it, not a hard task at all. A quick biographical reference and we'll be on our way. Jack Kerouac is the man to pen a...
Pros: well written Cons: sexist, pointless, irritating characters
The characters in On the Road feel they must travel across America having numerous adventures in order to prove to themselves that they are alive. In the midst of confusion, chaos and merriment, Sal and Dean believe they will be enlightened about the ...
Pros: Keroauc's lucid descriptions, interesting writing style, makes you want to get out and travel Cons: Keroauc's writing style is not for everyone
Simply put,On the Road is a life changing book. It will instill in you a lust for travel, adventure, and life that cannot be matched by any other book of its kind. Story Overview: Jack Kerouac wrote all 300+ pages of On the Road in a torrent of ...
Pros: Fantastic literary word usage. Cons: Written in the 1950's with a 50's attitude of male superiority, sure.
The problem is not why you should read "On the Road" but why High Schools do not require you to read "On the Road". The question is not, "Is the book good?" but "Will I completely understand the plot?". Anyway, enough questions.
Pros: good adventure story Cons: negative depictions of women (though its somewhat forgiveable considering the era)
I just finished this book today for the first time. Its fresh in my mind. In fact, this review may be somewhat in the mindset/ writing style of Kerouac. In some ways its exactly what I expected, but in others it wasn't at all.
Pros: dialogue Cons: hard to keep track of everyone
On the Road was not written, as the legend goes, in a mad prosaic fury on one long scroll of paper, never edited. It was Kerouac's oeuvre, it was originally called Town and the City, it went through several major revisionary processes, and it was about...
Pros: Great Read Cons: Style can not work for some readers
Kerouac was introduced to me in a small classroom in an old building of a private school in Western Massachusetts by an eccentric poet/teacher. He was a huge fan of the writer and had recommended Kerouac's work to me because he believed it would allow...
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