On the Road
By Jack Kerouac
- Release Date: 1976-12-28
- Genre: Literary Fiction
Description
The classic novel of freedom and the search for authenticity that defined a generation
September 5th, 2017 marks the 60th anniversary of the publication of On the Road
Inspired by Jack Kerouac's adventures with Neal Cassady, On the Road tells the story of two friends whose cross-country road trips are a quest for meaning and true experience. Written with a mixture of sad-eyed naiveté and wild ambition and imbued with Kerouac's love of America, his compassion for humanity, and his sense of language as jazz, On the Road is the quintessential American vision of freedom and hope, a book that changed American literature and changed anyone who has ever picked it up.
Reviews
Pure nostalgia of the Western dream
5By MariormzI can see how Jim Morrison was inspired by Jack Kourac, he describes the in the beat culture with characters like Dean Moriarty you can put a clear glance of what the prime intellectuals of the beat movement where all about.Great
5By LaurenelizabethhhBook. Kerouac is a brilliant story teller if you can get past grammar & mechanics.Great book, bad editing
3By DilldeboerThe actual book itself was really not too bad. A semi-repetitive book exploring the beat generation and the explorations of life and death (per the last names of the main characters). The editing of this book however brings my rating down a star. Horrible editing making the book, at times, impossible to read.On the Road
5By WalkingonSandAn inspirational and fun read. Perfect for those searching for an adventure.Great book, lousy editing
4By Starkos8The story, as ever, is great. But the editing in this version is just lousy. Misspellings, missing letters and punctuation, phrases only half italicized. No good excuse when this book has been around so long and gone through so many editions.Why?
3By dylan_hurricaneGreat novel. How can this electronic version cost more than the real book?One of the greatest books ever
5By MsbttrswrthKerouac's mastery of the written language is unbeatable. Reading this book, I felt as though I was actually traveling along with Jack on his travels through the country not just reading about them after the fact. On the Road taught me a lot; about myself, about the world, about humanity. After you read this version be sure to check out the original scroll version, it's much better in my opinion as it was unedited and as Kerouac meant it to be.
