DISQUS

D.L. White · 2 years ago

I read it in college. I didn't particularly care for it, but could appreciate how his writing style and prose was so different than anything else being written at the time and how that, in turn, really influenced writers to come. It definitely is a snapshot of a certain time and a certain movement in history. It was worth reading for those reasons alone (even if it wasn't my cup of tea).
Mike · 2 years ago

Yeah, wasn't totally my cup of tea...I started to grow tired of the story since it was just more and more of the same.

I'm on to Blood Meridian though...that should be good :)
John G · 1 year ago

I loved the book when I read it, many years ago, probably in my early twenties. I carried on to read a few more of his; the best of which was Big Sur. I'd consider re-reading it... but my patience and tolerance levels have diminished over the years, it might be too much of a chore second time around, so maybe not.
Mike Olbinski · 1 year ago

John,

Interesting that you commented on this today, I just loaned the book out to
a friend who I think will like it.
Marina · 1 year ago

I`m going to read it in a few days time. I guess I wold love to devote my M.A. thesis to Kerouac and the Beat Generation .