Big Sur by Jack Kerouac

Big Sur

Jack Kerouac with Aram Saroyan

256 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction memoir challenging reflective sad slow-paced

Description

"Each book by Jack Kerouac is unique, a telepathic diamond. With prose set in the middle of his mind, he reveals consciousness itself in all its syntactic elaboration, detailing the luminous emptiness of his own paranoiac confusion. Such rich natu...

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Community Reviews Summary of 995 reviews

Moods

reflective 76%
emotional 60%
dark 56%
sad 56%
adventurous 26%
challenging 23%
funny 16%
tense 16%
inspiring 10%
lighthearted 6%
relaxing 6%
mysterious 3%

Pace

slow 46%
medium 33%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 83% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 4%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 48% | No: 36% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 4%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 44% | No: 36% | Yes: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 65% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 4%

Average rating

3.7

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