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On the Road by Jack Kerouac

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oregonian329's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

courtld90's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

This took me almost two years to read, I just couldn't get into it.

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4.0

08/25/2010... Finished reading this as the plane was preparing to take off for San Francisco! What a perfect way to start an adventure - in the footsteps of great writers. I felt like Dean repeating over and over again, "can you dig it?" Plus it made my trip to the Beat Museum in North Beach even more special. I connected with the characters and the joys and disappointments of traveling in America, can't wait to read the Dharma Bums.

10/10/2022... Listened to this while finished a car trip to all 48 states in a single year. Actually started it in Iowa which fit in perfectly with the start of his hitchhiking trip out west. I appreciated how unperfect his life on the road was and I felt a bit older listening to it again after 12 years....

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3.0

I try hard not to project modern sensibilities and beliefs on earlier classics, but it's hard not to read this and think, "wow, they're all kinda misogynistic jerks."