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On the Road by Jack Kerouac

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On the Road
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Jack Kerouac

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Jon Nakapalau's review

Dec 09, 2016

it was amazing

bookshelves: classics, favorites, travel, pop-culture

This book takes me back to that once in a lifetime summer when you sit with your friends and say "we should just hit the road and let it take us anywhere." Over the years you look back and wonder - can you say that you took the road... "I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." But that difference is already faded; the road is covered over with the autumnal leafs of memory - and it is lost. Jack took that road; and I traveled with him in the spirit of that summer long ago.

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Quotes Jon Liked

Jack Kerouac

“I had nothing to offer anybody, except my own confusion”
― Jack Kerouac, On the Road

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Jack Kerouac

“I forgave everybody, I gave up, I got drunk.”
― Jack Kerouac, On the Road

tags:alcohol,beat-generation,drunk,forgiveness,gave-up,resign,travel

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Reading Progress

February 3, 1980 –Started Reading

June 19, 1980 –Finished Reading

December 9, 2016 – Shelved

December 9, 2016 – Shelved as:classics

December 9, 2016 – Shelved as:favorites

December 9, 2016 – Shelved as:travel

September 13, 2017 – Shelved as:pop-culture

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message 1: by Jessaka (new) -rated it 3 stars

Oct 07, 2017 06:21PM

Jessaka Great poetic review

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message 2: by Jon (new) -rated it 5 stars

Oct 08, 2017 03:19PM

Jon Nakapalau Thanks Jessaka.

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message 3: by Jaline (new)

Oct 08, 2017 03:53PM

Jaline Lovely review, Jon! So glad you traveled that journey and enjoyed it! :)

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message 4: by P. (new)

Oct 08, 2017 03:56PM

P. Lundburg Such a great book! If you haven't read The Dharma Bums, it's even better. :-)

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message 5: by Jon (new) -rated it 5 stars

Oct 08, 2017 04:38PM

Jon Nakapalau Yes - so sad...

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