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A review by robertthereader
The Haunted Life: and Other Writings by Jack Kerouac
4.0
First time reading any Kerouac but it certainly won't be my last. As the same age as the protagonist there was no better time to read this coming of age story. Parallels can certainly be made between the political situation then and now; with FDR certainly appearing to have split opinion as Trump does now.
Kerouac's novel The Town and the City is continually referenced throughout and I will be checking this out very soon!
The edition I read contained some of Kerouac's diary entry's including letters from his father, Leo. I found his philosophical musings of deep interest. Other authors mentioned and who no doubt had an influence: Louis Ferdinand Celine and William S Burroughs were already on my to read list but now they have been moved to a more prominent position.
Kerouac's novel The Town and the City is continually referenced throughout and I will be checking this out very soon!
The edition I read contained some of Kerouac's diary entry's including letters from his father, Leo. I found his philosophical musings of deep interest. Other authors mentioned and who no doubt had an influence: Louis Ferdinand Celine and William S Burroughs were already on my to read list but now they have been moved to a more prominent position.