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On the Road by Jack Kerouac

joerourke's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

a fantastic adventure and adequately pretentious

notesquotesscarletmotes's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Everyone is running away from something. That something is usually the law.

Lots of unforgettable nights but I've forgot most of them.

bramblrose's review against another edition

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3.0

Maybe I'm a square... but I can't get past the disregard for the wellbeing of the people that they come into contact with.
It's an interesting snapshot of the times though.

bacchanalbaby's review against another edition

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2.0

im so glad that's over i hope i never hear the word "dig" again 

olivia260207's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

writermattphillips's review against another edition

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3.0

Yeah––I read it too.

arae0311's review against another edition

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2.0

I wish I had more to say on this book other than that it really didn't do anything for me. Where others found it spoke to them, I felt nothing. It baffles me how narrow minded the characters seemed despite their various travels and "enlightening" experiences or whatever. You know how people make jokes about those people who "find themselves" after travelling and being vaguely exposed to the outside world. Same vibes here. The on saving quality to this book is that Kerouac's writing is very well done. I listened to an audio book (and fell asleep listening many times...), so I didn't find it hard to follow, which I would recommend for people who think that the novel is a little disjointed.

davidkinnonn's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

sallysimo's review against another edition

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1.0

Worst book I read in 2014.

anaphabetic's review against another edition

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5.0

¿Cumple 'En el camino' mis expectativas? En parte sí y en parte no. La gran aventura americana a borde de Cadillacs, sí. La locura y el desenfreno, sí. Pero no es tan reflexiva como pensaba. Me esperaba más filosofía, más formas de ver la vida y aún así me encantó.

Si bien es cierto que la mayoría de la cosas que pasan en el libro son censurables (abandono de niños, robos de coches, prostitutas menores de edad, padres drogadictos que descuidan a sus hijos) la narración no deja de tener un encanto magnético; la descripción de los grandes espacios del Oeste, la eterna promesa de aventura de San Francisco, la búsqueda de un sentido a la vida que no existe, las descripciones de jazz y sobre todo el increíble sentimiento de libertad. Aunque si nos pusiéramos a analizar el libro en detalle veríamos que ese sentimiento de libertad no es real, que Jack Kerouac no es un vagabundo de la carretera, no deja de ser una de la piezas claves de la narración y lo que hace del libro algo tan especial de leer.

Lo que menos me ha gustado del libro es sin duda la forma de ver a los personajes femeninos, que se pasean por la 400 páginas como rubias deliciosas, mulatas despampanantes o mexicanas guapísimas. Nada más. Pero en cierto modo lo paso por alto por estar escrito en los años que son, pero sólo hasta cierto punto.

En resumen: para mí es un cinco estrellas (al margen de la ética o la falta de la misma que pueda haber en muchos de los hecho narrados) por la visión romántica de la carretera, por las descripciones evocadoras de los paisajes americanos y por la descripción de la libertad salvaje de esa Améroca. como dicen en la contraportada, ajena a todo stablishment. En definitiva porque te hace vivir, soñar y viajar desde tu cama o tu sofá.