Tuesday 25 January 2011

On The Road - A Classic Novel

ON THE ROAD, a classic novel. Since I've introduced myself, I'll start with a book I have just finished reading.
On The Road by Jack Kerouac. AMAZING book. Dean Moriartry, Sal Paradise and the rest. Simply a classic novel and will definitely be seen in any top 100 list.

"So in America when the sun goes down and I sit on the old broken-down river pier watching the long, long skies over New Jersey and sense all that raw land that rolls in one unbelievable huge bulge over to the West Coast, and all that road going, and all the people dreaming in the immensity of it, and in Iowa I know by now the children must be crying in the land where they let the children cry, and tonight the stars'll be out, and don't you know that God is Pooh Bear? the evening star must be drooping and shedding her sparkler dims on the prairie, which is just before the coming of complete night that blesses the earth, darkens all the rivers, cups the peaks and folds the final shore in, and nobody, nobody knows what's going to happen to anybody besides the forlorn rags of growing old, I think of Dean Moriarty, I even think of Old Dean Moriarty the father we never found, I think of Dean Moriarty."


This last paragraph got me. I recommend all of you to read it. On The Road by Jack Kerouac is a definite classic novel which anyone will enjoy.

11 comments:

  1. looks interesting.. i'll have to take a look. following and supporting

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  2. Wouldn't mind reading that I could do with a good book

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  3. I've heard that this is good. You know, I think I'll actually read it, haha.

    Cheers. Following :)

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  4. I've read JK a long time ago and I so wanted to like him. But never did. He's just not my cup of tea, I guess.

    Following and supporting!

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  5. I have purchased this book with people providing positive reviews. Still haven't gotten around to reading it after the first chapter didn't capture me. Maybe I should push on? I find a lot of books do that to me.

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  6. That book looks interesting, what else have you been reading in your spare time bro? I always walk look for books in the store but besides science fiction I don't know many authors

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  7. I haven't read a book in about two years. Need to start getting back into it, and this looks a good place to start.

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  8. It's been a while since I have been into reading, maybe I'll start again with this book

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  9. I'm sure I read this when I was younger but its a real hazy memory for some reason. I'll look for this in library tomorrow.

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  10. On the road again
    Just can't wait to get on the road again
    The life I love is making music with my friends
    And I can't wait to get on the road again

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  11. It sounds pretty cool. Wish I had more time to read. Following everyone's blog is like a full time job in itself, ha well I job I at least enjoy doing.

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