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Alekzander Read this if you're interested in the "Beat Generation" Otherwise it's not very interesting or engaging. The characters are one dimensional, not much …moreRead this if you're interested in the "Beat Generation" Otherwise it's not very interesting or engaging. The characters are one dimensional, not much is going on aside form sex, drugs, weed and alcohol. It's pretty boring if you're not interested in any of those things. "Classics" don't have to be synonymous with "Boring" (less)
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On the Road
by Jack Kerouac
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