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I JUSt finished this book, this supposed " book that defined the BEATNIK generation "....and honestly.... VERY BORING...Maybe its just my youthfulness that fuels my thoughts, but I just was NOT very interested the entire time. Kinda glad I finished it, like taking a horribly boring test, just wanted to get it over with... Anyone read this?...Enjoyed it? Didnt? Cheers!! BoC forever! |
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Haven't read it but I've heard of it. I'll avoid it. I thought 'Stupid White Men' was boring as fuck. I enjoyed the first two chapters, I was dropping off to sleep for the rest of it. |
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I read it without knowing what it stood for and really loved it. It was pretty long, but I managed to read it solidly in a few days. I think it needs to be read like that. After all he is supposed to have written it in two weeks. |
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i loved that book :) i dig what youre saying though, kerouac can get very involved. some of his other books ive found impossible to get into but yeah there were a lot of special moments in on the road, for me |
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scenes like when jack & neal are hanging around jazz clubs, neals standing there with his broken thumb going 'yes, yes, yes!' makes me feel like a bit of a repressed neal cassidy :) |
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yeah dont get me wrong, there definately WERE some classic moments in it, all in all VERY mundane and almost sometimes repetative... I think His journey TO San Francisco and when He first gets there is the most interesting part. One of my fav. parts - When the two guys he meets in SF and stays with, take Benzedrine and just sit all night staring at each other talking....Talking like dignitaries and kings... That was a classic part... All in all it was kinda monotonos like i said, but SOME may like it, I am also very picky. |
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Well its namechecked on Paul's Boutique so it must be good... ;d |
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I went to a fancy dress party as Kerouac circa "on the road". Remarkabley, 2 people acutally worked out who I was meant to be. re: the book, it is a bit over rated IMO, but it's very good for its time. |
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if you want to read a cracking under-rated novel try "coming up for air" by george orwell. It is way better than 1984. |
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I read about a third then gave in to my feelings of boredom. |
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It's a pretty good book considering it was written in 2 weeks. It also helps if you read it in context...if you familiarise yourself with the scene and the works of others--for example, read Tom Wolfe's Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (or something similar) and Hunter S Thompson's "Hell's Angels" and maybe even "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" by Kesey, it maybe would get ye into the mood and ambience of the time, and therefore the work. |
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i loved 'on the road', ive read a few other kerouac's as well and love them.. i think its just a great way of describing that time period. i love his writing style and experiences |
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I think I was just NOT idetifying with the characters liked I'd hope too...I mean my fav. was Remi...He was a funy char. I also thought the book was Overrated. Not a BAD read, but not all that interesting |
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What about Charles Bukowski? I like to read his crazy book stories. |
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I was into Bukowski aged about 18--I read Factotum, Women and Post Office...great books... have you seen the film "Barfly" with Mickey Rourke--screenplay by Bukowski, and loosely based on his life--great film, too. |
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Wow...Ive seen Barfly...a LOOONG time ago though...I cant say I remember ANY of it....LOL... |
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hehe--it's well worth tracking down again Ironlung--Mickey Rourke is one of my favourite actors, and the whole film is beautifully seedy :) |
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