false 28594822 1236402 70401 0140042598 9780140042597 2515 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216748331m/70401.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216748331s/70401.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/70401.On_the_Road 3.65 32615 On The Road, the most famous of Jack Kerouac's works, is not only the soul of the Beat movement and literature, but one of the most important novels of the century. Like nearly all of Kerouac's writing, On The Road is thinly fictionalized autobiography, filled with a cast made of Kerouac's real life friends, lovers, and fellow travelers. Narrated by Sal Paradise, one of Kerouac's alter-egos, On the Road is a cross-country bohemian odyssey that not only influenced writing in the years since its 1957 publication but penetrated into the deepest levels of American thought and culture.]]> 1742 3.72 70574 5349 1957 3 0 false Sat Aug 09 05:53:35 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 05:22:23 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 09 05:53:35 -0700 2008 On The Road" having certainly heard of it, but not having any idea about it's style, content, or history.

It's interesting. Yes, it's inspirational - and probably deserves it's status as one of the great books of it's era. It's also difficult to read in places, and me...more...]]>