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Big Sur (Penguin Modern Classics) - Community Reviews back

by Jack Kerouac
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Bloodorange
Bloodorange rated it 10 years ago
I really wanted to give it two stars out of some residual reverence for Kerouac I still have. But no. Just no. This is, to me, Kerouac at his worst; his novels usually are much more plot- and character-driven, and this book demonstrates how crucial these two things are to his prose. In Big Sur, he ...
Stephanie Spines
Stephanie Spines rated it 12 years ago
Loved it.A funny and sad chronicle of Kerouac's post-On the Road, fame-induced alcoholism. The honesty of this book had be laughing out loud and also feeling pretty sad for Kerouac's state of being in this book. I loved his sea poetry and other notably hilarious moments such as when the rat he ina...
Diamond Dee Loves to Read
Diamond Dee Loves to Read rated it 12 years ago
Is a great book. I saw similarities with The Dharma Bums, but Jack had changed a lot. The narration had gotten a little less "beauty is everywhere." I live in southern Cali and traveled up the coast on a road trip and went to Big Sur. I even visited (couldn't go inside) the cabin on the cliff overlo...
La Mala *the mean girl*
La Mala *the mean girl* rated it 13 years ago
este libro , podría decirse , es casi para nostálgicos. si leiste "en el camino" ... este no tiene nada que ver . si , son los mismos personajes , las mismas voces y las mismas drogas , pero en "big sur" , todo esta cubierto de grises recuerdos , de alcohol y de fama no deseada . jack se escapa a su...
auntieannie
auntieannie rated it 14 years ago
Listened on a playaway
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