Book :: On the Road
| By: | Jack Kerouac |
| Pages: | 307 |
| Published: | 1957 |
| Genre(s): | Travel |
| American | |
| Adventure | |
| Rating: | (15) |
543 points
I've Read It I Want To Read ItUsers who've read this book...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2416 more.. |
Users planning to read this book...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2672 more.. |
On the Road chronicles Jack Kerouac's years traveling the North American continent with his friend Neal Cassady, "a sideburned hero of the snowy West." As "Sal Paradise" and "Dean Moriarty," the two roam the country in a quest for self-knowledge and experience. Kerouac's love of America, his compassion for humanity, and his sense of language as jazz combine to make On the Road an inspirational...
-- Read more at Amazon
Reviews
Create an account or login to one you already have to add a review!
Kristen
When I first started reading this book, I hated it. It took me too long to read because the sentences were awfully long and never came Kerouac immediately to the point. After finishing On the Road, I loved it for all the reasons I first hated it. This book is the first piece of literature I had read and I'm glad it was.
Jul 10th, 2013
Alexander Supertramp II
Will make your bodies emotional responses turn into physical responses. Just go
Mar 13th, 2013
On the Road appears on these lists...
38th on The 20th Centrury's Greatest Hits by American Book Review
91st on The Novel 100 by Daniel S. Bert
55th on 100 Best Novels by Modern Library
31st on Rival 100 Best Novels by Radcliffe
67th on 100 Books of the Century by Le Monde
68th on 100 Greatest Novels of All Time by The Guardian
66th on Books You Can't Live Without by The Guardian
87th on 100 Novels Everyone Should Read by Telegraph
90th on The Big Read by BBC
14th on Books of the Century by Waterstone
39th on Top 100 Books by Newsweek
