Can We Just Talk About Jack Kerouac For a Minute?

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rive gauche:
Pretty much exactly what I was going to say. Except I don't necessarily think Allen and William are better than Jack. Some other good beats: Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Gregory Corso, Kenneth Rexroth.

Yes, I refer to authors by their first names.

ayePod:
I stole 6 Kerouac books from my schools library because noone had checked them out since 1983. I am working my way through the Dharma Bums right now. And then I've got Desolation Angels in my sights.

On The Road is my second favourite book of all time.

jonny swagger:
I'm a raging Kerouac fan, actually. So mad props. Visions of Cody was both brilliant and mad. There was one page that consisted of 1 sentence. Actually, once you've read Visions of Cody, Alot of On the Road makes a considerable amount more sense: completely fills in alot of details.

PS now I don't condone illegal activity, but VoC was written while very stoned, and reads much better if you've got a little tea in you. It helps one to keep aligned with the stream of conscious nature of the book.

Actually, if anyone has some books to recommend that aren't Kerouac, but in the same spirt, (not necessarially beatnik books, but books that embrace life for all that it's worth) I'd be most appreciative.

-Jonny

--- Quote from: Crosseyedstranger ---I have read Dharma Bums, On The Road, and Visions of Cody. All were really good, although Visions was really hard to get through. Anyone wanna reccomend some others?
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