A review by marimarifer
On the Road by Jack Kerouac

adventurous reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

I was struggling with "getting" this book in the first few pages. I stopped to maybe get some background history on Kerouac and the beats, and I found a video of him reading his own work aloud (JACK KEROUAC on THE STEVE ALLEN SHOW with Steve Allen 1959) and it turned the book around for me 100% recommend doing that if you start to get bored. When I started imagining reading in his voice it became a lot more comprehensible. It's so musical and rhythmic and was the highlight of my reading experience.