Re: Kerouac
Erin McLaughlin (erinseyes@hotmail.com)
Tue, 03 Nov 1998 05:51:50 -0800 (PST)
"For years now, I've been contemplating writing a "female" ON THE ROAD,
to explore where women have to "go" to understand their world. Does
anyone know of one already out? I'd love to read it."
--Kari
Unfortunately, I think it's out. And I think it's called Thelma &
Louise.
As for On the Road, I tried really hard to get into that book, but it
just didn't happen. You know I actually never finished it with about 20
pages left. I honestly didn't even care. I'm sure this is due in part to
my intellectual incapacities, much like when I tried to read A Tale of
Two Cities and never got past the second page. "It was the best of
times, it was the worst of times. It was an age of blah, it was an age
of blah,"
I have trouble taking Kerouac seriously. You know he wrote that damn
book in about a day straight, just typing on this big roll of paper. All
stream-of-consciousness, all in one spurt of awakeness (not necessarily
awareness). It stands as a testament to the time in which it was written
by a guy who was part of a generation. That's pretty much what I see it
as. He has moments of really writing, but most of his writing sucks.
So if you thought you were in trouble for your response, just guess how
many retorts this post will generate.
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