Question #1:To people who have read On the Road by Jack Kerouac, what did you think of it?Just generally wondering what everyone else thought ......Question #2:What does this Kerouac quote mean to you“What’s your road, man?—holyboy road, madman road, rainbow road, guppy road, any road. It’s an anywhere road for anybody anyhow. Where body how?”--From On The Road Question #3:what are your favorite works of the beat generation?i am a huge Kerouac fan and completely idolize him and Neal Cassady. I have read On the Road and the Dharma Bums, and Old Angel Midnight. Tomorrow I am getting Visions of Cody.However, except for Diane di Primas 'Memoir of a Beatnik', I haven't expanded my literature of the Beat Generation outside of Kerouac. Could anyone recommend their favorite works, or the ones they feel are valuable to contributing to that amazing generation? Thanks! Question #4:What do these authors have in common?Hunter S. ThompsonJack Kerouac William Burroughs Chuck Palahniuk Hermann Hesse Augusten Burroughs Henry David Thoreau Ralph Waldo Emerson Philip Dick Augusten Burroughs Kurt Vonnegut I'm mainly looking for similarities in their writing style, but also common themes and tones. Question #5:Can you recommend some books or authors to me? I like Kurt Vonnegut, Ken Kesey, Mark Twain, J.D. Salinger etc?I'd prefer to hear about authors I don't know..... I know others like Hunter Thompson, Kerouac, etc.Question #6:Who are the great misfits of society?"Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round heads in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules and they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify them, or vilify them. But the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."— Jack Kerouac Who do you think fits this description in modern-day society or history? Are you a misfit? : ) LJ, it's not about being bad; it's about thinking outside the box, and that never goes out of style. Wash the stain of the 80s from your soul & be the misfit you know you want to be. I dare you. Question #7:What are your favorites from Jack Kerouac?Something besides from On The Road. I've read On The Road and I love it. I want to get something else by him but I'm not sure what. So, any suggestions? Thanks!Question #8:what is the meaning of life?not some cheesy Kerouac "to be the eyes and ears of god"i mean why work a job you hate to pay child support to women that treat you like trash, and sit at home wishing reality tv was your own refuge.Question #9:Beat writer battle - who's best?I cant decide who I prefer (the best writer) Jack kerouac or William Burrough's? Burrough's is very surreal and sexually explicit, whereas Kerouac is more documentary style and sentimental - who do you think is the most influential and stylistically important?Question #10:Jack Kerouac quote meaning.?What does the quote, "We turned at a dozen paces, for love is a duel, and looked up at each other for the last time.” mean exactly?Question #11:Who is your favorite beat writer?allen ginsberg, william s burroughs, and jack KerouacQuestion #12:Help me choose a summer reading book from these authors...?Kate Chopin, Louise Erdrich, Joseph Heller, John Irving, Jack Kerouac, Cormac McCarthy, Toni Morrison, Herman Melville, Joyce Carol Oates, Gary Soto, Amy Tan, Kurt Vonnegut, and Richard Wright.Any suggestions of a book thats short or an easy read. Something that would be interesting to a sixteen year old. Thanks. Question #13:Making a trip to the library, who would like to help?I have the books I need for English class, but I want to go beyond that.I've been thinking a lot about majoring in biology with a concentration in forensics, and I was wondering if there are any good books that delve into these topics (not textbooks)...? Also, my favorite authors are Salinger, Kerouac, and Palahniuk. Any suggestions? Question #14:In the book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas who is Hunter S Thompson referring to when he says 'Dr.-on-road'?At first i thought it might have been a Kerouac reference, but I'm not sure. Any help would be much appreciated. Here is the passage in question:'And neither have I, for that matter. But I once lived down the hill from Dr.-on-Road, (Names deleted at insistence of publisher’s lawyer) a former acid guru who later claimed to have made that long jump from chemical frenzy to preternatural consciousness. One fine afternoon in the first rising curl of what would soon become the Great San Francisco Acid Wave I stopped by the Good Doctor’s house with the idea of asking him (since he was even then a known drug authority) what sort of advice he might have for a neighbor with a healthy curiosity about LSD.' Thanks Question #15:Jack Kerouac On the Road has a broad theme of travel. How would one go aobut writing a paper on it and thesis?Question #16:Did Kerouac take the title of On the Road for Down and Out in Paris and London?Orwell mentions the specific phrase "On the Road" many times while "he" is living the life of a tramp in London. I thought it seemed likely this was where Kerouac got his title for his most famous work..... any ideas? Facts?Question #17:What is your favourite "cult " book?Some of my faves are:-Bulgakov's "Master and Margarita" Nabokov's "Laughter in the Dark" Chuck Palahniuk's "Fight CLub" Burrough's "Naked Lunch" Kerouac's "On the Road" and some others, but over to you... Joey - I've never read anything by Kurt Vonnegut, always wanted to but never knew where to start. James M - I've read most of Palahniuk's books, Survivor is good, I actually think the film of Fight Club was very good. Hated Choke and loved The Diary. It's not "Cult Fiction" as a genre, it's books that have cult appeal ie. not mainstream/best seller appeal. Question #18:which book do you recommend?books you recommend?So here are some books i suppose to choose for a reading assignment over the summer. what are some of the books you recommend? one or more book to recommend from this list -uncle tom's cabin by harriet beecher stowe - silent spring by rachel carson -the frontier in american culture by richard white - 1968: the year that rocked the world by mark kurlansky and one book or more book to recommend from this list -Passing by nella larsen -the bean trees by barbara kingsolver -black like me by john howard griffin on the road by jack kerouac -nickled and dimed: on not getting by in america by barbara eherenreich -a lesson before dying by ernest j. gaines -the joy luck glub by amy tan -random family by adrian nicole leblanc -in praise of the stepmother : a novel by mario vargas llosa Thanks. Question #19:Does anybody here like beat poetry?For example, poems by Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, etc. Peace.Yeah Napoleon, I like Phillip Rexroth and Charles Bukowski. I love Bukowski's novels, as well. Peace! And Jimbeau, I love Snyder's poetry too, he's definately one of the best beat poets. Peace. Question #20:counterculture books?can you reccomend me some counterculture books and authors? please(not social studies,) liek Bukowsky, Kerouac etc ** Powered by Yahoo Answers |
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