Timothy P answers “Should I read this?”

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Should I read this?

Timothy P This book was part of the English curriculum in 1st year college. My peers were all excited about it. The teacher too. It was the de facto guide to co…moreThis book was part of the English curriculum in 1st year college. My peers were all excited about it. The teacher too. It was the de facto guide to coolsville. Well, it made me throw up. It reads like a watered down Hardy Boys novel. He was a wannabe hipster, writing beat lit. for cast-out geeks, and dorks, and hungry wannabe hipsters. A writer who's schizoid personality produced a disjointed, screwhead yarn. A fake, in fact, hooked on bennies and beer. It must have been an outlandishly hip life in those days, to be a one of Kerouac's disciples. Read 'Fear and Loathing' instead. It won't necessarily make you hip, but it will make you laugh. (less)

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