On the Road (movie tie-in) - Jack Kerouac • BookLikes (ISBN:014312028X)

On the Road (movie tie-in)

by: Jack Kerouac (author)

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Jack Kerouac's groundbreaking novel—soon to be a major motion picture with a star-studded castIn what is sure to be one of the major cinematic events of 2012, Jack Kerouac's legendary Beat classic, On the Road, will finally hit the big screen. Directed by Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries; Paris, Je T'Aime) and with a cast of some of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga), Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kirsten Dunst, Amy Adams (Julie & Julia, The Fighter), Tom Sturridge, and Viggo Mortensen (the Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Road), the film will attract new fans who will be inspired by Kerouac's revolutionary masterwork.

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Format: paperback

ISBN: 9780143120285 (014312028X)

ASIN: 014312028X

Publish date: November 20th 2012

Publisher: Penguin

Pages no: 304

Edition language: English

Category:

Adventure, Classics, Novels, Travel, Literature, Book Club, American, 20th Century, Contemporary, Modern Classics

Series: Duluoz Legend

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Misericordia rated it

8 years ago

http://Misericordia.booklikes.com Misericordia 1.0 On the Road

text On the Road

Not sure if this is going to remain a DNF, or what...The book is unreadable and in places plain incoherent. Some of the imagery is nauseating while some is beautiful, daunting and well-felt out. And I have to admit that I can't help hating the stupid protagonists without a single healthy brain cell ...

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Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd rated it

8 years ago

http://davidsarkies.booklikes.com Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd 4.5 The Birth of Modern America

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One of the main reasons that I decided to read this book, other than the fact that it happens to be a modern classic, is because I was reading an article in a Christian magazine that was complaining about how this book, and the motor car in general, is responsible for the promiscuous, permissive, an...

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Booklife of Bia rated it

9 years ago

http://bianci.booklikes.com Booklife of Bia 3.0 On the Road

text On the Road

I liked some parts of Kerouac's signature novel more than others, but unlike a lot of other Readers have put it in their comments, I wouldn't consider it that bad a story. I admit that sometimes, the story got quite lengthy and I really felt for the old aunt always being tricked into giving "Sal" m...

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The better to see you, my dear rated it

11 years ago

http://Zanahoria.booklikes.com The better to see you, my dear 2.5 Tumultous River

text Tumultous River

Alas, it promised much and delivered sparely. "On the Road" is a book that seems to be written as man would tell a long collection of anecdotes. Somewhere I saw it referred as a stream of conscience kind of writing. It does feel like a never stopping river: some fast stretches, distressing rapids...

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shell pebble rated it

11 years ago

http://Zanna.booklikes.com shell pebble 0.5 On closer inspection, still horrible

text On closer inspection, still horrible

Yeah, yeah. I couldn't care about the irresponsible, chauvinistic and ignorant protagonist and his witless quest.Since writing the above I have read the PhD thesis of my friend, Loni Reynolds, on spiritual and religious themes in the Beats. After reading it I sent her this email:Hi Loni,Thanks so mu...

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