I've been wanting to read something by Jack Kerouac and I was wondering what my best bet would be.
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Jackie Brown
2008-09-05 08:08:04 UTC
"On the Road" IS amazing - but I would also recommend reading his follow-up/sequel to "On the Road":
"Big Sur"
I believe it contains some of his best writing ever.
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2016-09-29 15:30:13 UTC
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2015-08-07 05:40:26 UTC
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Best Jack Kerouac book?
I've been wanting to read something by Jack Kerouac and I was wondering what my best bet would be.
2016-04-03 05:48:44 UTC
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My favorite Kerouac book was alway Dharma Bums where he talks a lot about his friendship with Gary Snyder. There is a book called the Portable Beat Reader put out by Viking Books. It was edited by Ann Charters and give examples of many of the writers of the beat generation and people that were influenced by them. I would check that book out. Also there is a Jack Kerouac CD box set. One of the 3 CD's is called blues and haikus, with Zoot Sims and Al Cohn playing a musical interpretation of each haiku. That was put out by Rhino records. Oh yeah, rhino records also has a 3 cd set called the Beat Generation with poetry, music etc.. The two biggest things to read besides Kerouac would be Ginsberg's "America" and "Howl". Enjoy.
guywithviews
2008-09-05 16:29:04 UTC
On the Road gets all the publicity obviously but I believe Dharma Bums is a better book with characters it is easier to feel empathy for. The distinction of course is that Dharma Bums was written about a single episode whereas On the Rod was actually originally something like nine trips but his publisher made him combine all the best bits because it rambled too much. I find the result is a pastiche of characters without the bones. He also wrote a good little group of short stories called lonesome traveller which has a bit of the background for the other stories plus some extras. Visions of Cody is meant to be quite good but I've never read it, so is Pic
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2008-09-05 04:27:11 UTC
On the Road is the classic by Kerouac, though I also like The Dharma Bums a lot.
Marvin
2015-05-04 22:10:06 UTC
Desolation Angels was my favorite, Dharma Bums and Lonesome Traveler and Tristessa. were also good reads IMO
otherstuff1957
2008-09-05 05:17:14 UTC
On the Road. I read it when I was about 18 & still remember it clearly.
guru
2008-09-05 04:23:54 UTC
On The Road
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2008-09-05 04:30:35 UTC
I prefer 'The Dharma Bums' to 'On The Road' although they both meander somewhat!
Stu T
2008-09-05 04:24:36 UTC
On The Road is amazing...Big Sur is a good one too