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Hauntingly honest, terribly sad, rambling, moody… and brilliant.
Whether he is describing the rhythmic crash of the waves on the California coast or his most recent debilitating hangover after a night spent drinking port, Kerouac’s words draw you deep into his experience and stay with you for days. His self-reflection is deep, keen, lucid and so very honest. In fact, it’s the honesty that is the best and hardest thing to take in, for even though the book is classified as a novel, it is clearly a ...more
Whether he is describing the rhythmic crash of the waves on the California coast or his most recent debilitating hangover after a night spent drinking port, Kerouac’s words draw you deep into his experience and stay with you for days. His self-reflection is deep, keen, lucid and so very honest. In fact, it’s the honesty that is the best and hardest thing to take in, for even though the book is classified as a novel, it is clearly a ...more
Hauntingly honest, terribly sad, rambling, moody… and brilliant.
Whether he is describing the rhythmic crash of the waves on the California coast or his most recent debilitating hangover after a night spent drinking port, Kerouac’s words draw you deep into his experience and stay with you for days. His self-reflection is deep, keen, lucid and so very honest. In fact, it’s the honesty that is the best and hardest thing to take in, for even though the book is classified as a novel, it is clearly ...more
Whether he is describing the rhythmic crash of the waves on the California coast or his most recent debilitating hangover after a night spent drinking port, Kerouac’s words draw you deep into his experience and stay with you for days. His self-reflection is deep, keen, lucid and so very honest. In fact, it’s the honesty that is the best and hardest thing to take in, for even though the book is classified as a novel, it is clearly ...more
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