Lonesome Traveler
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Reviews
Jeremy
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While it doesn't have the life-changing effect of The Dharma Bums， Lonesome Traveler is just about everything one （read: me） could want out of Kerouac。 It's a chronicle of different travels， different places， people， and everything he experienced。 It perfectly treads the line between the run-on style and his more down-to-earth prose， and I love it。I ended up reading most of his New York sections out loud because they were just so beautiful。 This， perhaps more than any of his others， works best a While it doesn't have the life-changing effect of The Dharma Bums， Lonesome Traveler is just about everything one （read: me） could want out of Kerouac。 It's a chronicle of different travels， different places， people， and everything he experienced。 It perfectly treads the line between the run-on style and his more down-to-earth prose， and I love it。I ended up reading most of his New York sections out loud because they were just so beautiful。 This， perhaps more than any of his others， works best as a selection of long-form poems， odes to places and people。 。。。more
Duncan
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Jack Kerouac acts like a prick to most everyone in his travels， and then wonders why no one he meets likes him that much， and why he's so lonely。 This comes round to a manifesto for the "American hobo" - the prime individualist， the magical hobo， the real American dream。 The writing jumps back and forth between on one hand， thoughts running into each other without punctuation， when Kerouac is writing stoned， and on other hand easier to read traditional paragraphs that might be him recollecting s Jack Kerouac acts like a prick to most everyone in his travels， and then wonders why no one he meets likes him that much， and why he's so lonely。 This comes round to a manifesto for the "American hobo" - the prime individualist， the magical hobo， the real American dream。 The writing jumps back and forth between on one hand， thoughts running into each other without punctuation， when Kerouac is writing stoned， and on other hand easier to read traditional paragraphs that might be him recollecting sober rather than spewing immediately。 But with the trad paragraphs he's mostly learing at girls and making racist comments。 So weirdly enough the no-punctuation spew becomes a sanctuary from the 50s hot takes， and becomes the best parts to read -- when he's just absorbing and spitting whatever conjugation of words come to mind。 The pages in that unstructured style become so messy blurry that you easily get lost reading。 Forces a holistic look at the pages altogether to find your place again。 I liked it。 The trad structured paragraphs come across as keroauk trying to look cool。 Instead he looks like an prick and it drags。 But atleast it's honest。He closes with his manifesto 。that Paris is a woman， England is an old lonely man smoking outside a pub， and America must be an egoistic hobo， shifting under a bored authoritarian boot。 There's a fun irony in that。 It's just a shame sober keroauk is there to cringe your way through。 。。。more
Purghy
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Good for the road。 Especially the third part of the book。 There are annoying parts but there are also very insightfull and descriptive ones about the world around us that makes you think。 For a long time :）
Anne M
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I stopped 26% through it。 I couldn’t get past the run-on sentences and the subjects and it’s just not my thing。
Aihua Boothroyd
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This author was recommended to me and I decided to read this book on a train ride。 It’s a collection of short stories on his solo travels in Americas， Europe and anywhere else in between。 It’s quite the fascinating read and I enjoyed his narration。 Each story showcases the beauty of traveling alone from the strangers one encounters to spontaneous adventures and the reflection on the beauty of the world and life。 A quote I really like is “no man should go through life without experiencing healthy This author was recommended to me and I decided to read this book on a train ride。 It’s a collection of short stories on his solo travels in Americas， Europe and anywhere else in between。 It’s quite the fascinating read and I enjoyed his narration。 Each story showcases the beauty of traveling alone from the strangers one encounters to spontaneous adventures and the reflection on the beauty of the world and life。 A quote I really like is “no man should go through life without experiencing healthy， even bored solitude in the wilderness， finding himself depending solely on himself and thereby learning his true nature and hidden strength”。 I highly recommend and has become a favorite of mine。 。。。more
Dylan Tierney
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3。5 stars。 Mostly boring and badly written。 But the chapters on New York and the “Big Trip to Europe” are exactly how I want travel writing to be。 Kerouac’s internal dread is clear in the first half of the book。 But travel’s buoyant effect on the human spirit is evident in his coverage of Paris。
ελπiδa
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Μπορεί να μου πήρε περισσότερο από εναν χρόνο να τελειώσω αυτό το βιβλίο， αλλά αύτο συνάδει κάπως με τη χρονικότητα στο ταξίδι του μοναχικού ταξιδιώτη。 Με συναρπάζει η πυκνή γραφή του Κέρουακ， αν και σε πολλά σημεία με ενοχλεί όχι μόνο αυτή αλλά και ο τρόπος που περιγράφει ή μιλά για τις γυναίκες - αυτό όμως είναι μια διαπίστωση που κατά τη γνώμη μου δείχνει τις πεποιθήσεις του συγγραφέα αλλά δεν αναιρεί ότι με τον τρόπο που περιγράφει αυτά τα ταξίδια σε μεταφέρει σε άλλους τόπους， ακούγοντας πο Μπορεί να μου πήρε περισσότερο από εναν χρόνο να τελειώσω αυτό το βιβλίο， αλλά αύτο συνάδει κάπως με τη χρονικότητα στο ταξίδι του μοναχικού ταξιδιώτη。 Με συναρπάζει η πυκνή γραφή του Κέρουακ， αν και σε πολλά σημεία με ενοχλεί όχι μόνο αυτή αλλά και ο τρόπος που περιγράφει ή μιλά για τις γυναίκες - αυτό όμως είναι μια διαπίστωση που κατά τη γνώμη μου δείχνει τις πεποιθήσεις του συγγραφέα αλλά δεν αναιρεί ότι με τον τρόπο που περιγράφει αυτά τα ταξίδια σε μεταφέρει σε άλλους τόπους， ακούγοντας πολλές φορές ήχους， μυρίζοντας τον αέρα από μια άλλη εποχή που δεν υπάρχει πια。 Η διαδρομή ενός χομπο - ακόμη και αν ο ίδιος υπήρξε ή δεν υπήρξε στην πραγματικότητα ‘χομπο’ - υπάρχει μέσα σε αυτό το βιβλίο και για εμένα ο τρόπος που έχει γραφτεί την κάνει πολύ αληθινή και δημιουργεί νοσταλγία για μια εποχή που ο Κέρουακ πολύ επίκαιρα εξηγεί γιατί δεν μπορεί να υπάρχει πια με τον τροπο που υπήρχε στο τελευταίο κεφάλαιο （Ο αμερικανός χομπο που χάνεται） - χωρίς αυτο να σημαίνει ότι την εξιδανικεύω。Τέλος αφήνω αυτό σαν σημειώση από το ίδιο το βιβλίο。 «Δεν υπάρχει τίποτα πιο ευγενές από το να ανέχεται κανείς μια κάποια έλλειψη ανέσεων， με στόχο την απόλυτη ελευθερία» 。。。more
Ross
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I tried twice to read this book， but it's kerouac at his worst， over stylistic rambling about nothingREAD DESOLATION ANGELS INSTEAD I tried twice to read this book， but it's kerouac at his worst， over stylistic rambling about nothingREAD DESOLATION ANGELS INSTEAD 。。。more
Briar Lomas
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Literally laughable reading Kerouac while travelling but yeah， it hit。
Rafael Sousa
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Sinto me criminoso por ter lido em portuguêsMaioritariamente excertos expandidos ou diminuídos de "Desolation Angels" Sinto me criminoso por ter lido em portuguêsMaioritariamente excertos expandidos ou diminuídos de "Desolation Angels" 。。。more
Bob Peru
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the last section is perfect。
Märta
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Den får 3，5 eftersom jag tyckte den var bra men den var lite komplicerad…
Άννα Τσιαπούρη
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«Έγραφα κι όταν ήμουν “καθ’οδόν”， αλήτης， σιδηροδρομικός， εξόριστος στο Μεξικό， Ευρώπη»。«Είμαι γνωστός σαν “τρελός， χαζός και άγγελος”， με ένα “γυμνό， ατέλειωτο κεφάλι πρόζας。 … πάντα θεωρούσα το γράψιμο ως καθήκον μου επάνω στη γη»。Full review at Insta @vivliofreneiahttps://www。instagram。com/p/CwV_jXpov。。。 «Έγραφα κι όταν ήμουν “καθ’οδόν”， αλήτης， σιδηροδρομικός， εξόριστος στο Μεξικό， Ευρώπη»。«Είμαι γνωστός σαν “τρελός， χαζός και άγγελος”， με ένα “γυμνό， ατέλειωτο κεφάλι πρόζας。 … πάντα θεωρούσα το γράψιμο ως καθήκον μου επάνω στη γη»。Full review at Insta @vivliofreneiahttps://www。instagram。com/p/CwV_jXpov。。。 。。。more
Muha
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dropped it after 1/4 of the book
Rachel Matsuoka
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The second half of the book was more of what I had hoped when I picked up Lonesome Traveler。 Romantic observations of travels， cities， nature， and even hardships， the perspective of one who has opted out of regular society， a sense of wonder。 The first half about working on trains and shipyards were boring to me but I'm sure it was important to Kerouac since that was his livelihood for a while。 The second half of the book was more of what I had hoped when I picked up Lonesome Traveler。 Romantic observations of travels， cities， nature， and even hardships， the perspective of one who has opted out of regular society， a sense of wonder。 The first half about working on trains and shipyards were boring to me but I'm sure it was important to Kerouac since that was his livelihood for a while。 。。。more
Christopher Louderback
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“Thinking of the stars night after night I begin to realize “The stars are words” and all the innumerable worlds in the Milky Way are words， and so is this world too。 And I realize that no matter where I am， whether in a little room full of thought， or in this endless universe of stars and mountains， it’s all in my mind。 There’s no need for solitude。 So love life for what it is， and form no preconceptions whatever in your mind。”—Jack Kerouac， Lonesome Traveler
Diederick Daan Konink
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Mooi boekkie。 De hoofstukken zijn meer op zichzelf staande korte verhalen。 Autobiografisch-achtige rondreis door Amerika， Mexico， Marokko， Frankrijk en Engeland。 Poëtisch geschreven vanuit het oog van een 'Hobo'。 Ik houd hier wel van。 Het is wel even wennen en af en toe moeilijk door te lezen。 Mooi boekkie。 De hoofstukken zijn meer op zichzelf staande korte verhalen。 Autobiografisch-achtige rondreis door Amerika， Mexico， Marokko， Frankrijk en Engeland。 Poëtisch geschreven vanuit het oog van een 'Hobo'。 Ik houd hier wel van。 Het is wel even wennen en af en toe moeilijk door te lezen。 。。。more
Cameron Brewer
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Chapter 2 and 6 are life changing。 This book transformed the way I reflect on solitude， cities， homelessness， drug usage， slaughter of animals， art， and much more。 Ah America， so big， so sad， so black， you're like the leafs of a dry summer that go crinkly ere August found its end， you're hopeless， everyone you look on you， there's nothing but the dry drear hopelessness， the knowledge of impending death， the suffering of present life， lights of Christmas wont save you or anybody， any more you cou Chapter 2 and 6 are life changing。 This book transformed the way I reflect on solitude， cities， homelessness， drug usage， slaughter of animals， art， and much more。 Ah America， so big， so sad， so black， you're like the leafs of a dry summer that go crinkly ere August found its end， you're hopeless， everyone you look on you， there's nothing but the dry drear hopelessness， the knowledge of impending death， the suffering of present life， lights of Christmas wont save you or anybody， any more you could put Christmas lights on a dead bush in August， at night， and make it look like something， what is this Christmas you profess， in this void？ 。。。 in this nebulous cloud？17So if I’m gonna travel coasts I’m going to go down to the coast I covet。 19AFTER ALL THIS KIND OF FANFARE， and even more， I came to a point where I needed solitude and just stop the machine of "thinking" and "enjoying" what they call "living，" I just wanted to lie in the grass and look at the clouds 118[on the experience of sixty three days and nights of solitude as fire watch on Desolation lookout in Mt Baker Natl Forest] “Darkness came， incomprehensible。”125No man should go through life without once experiencing healthy， even bored solitude in the wilder-ness， finding himself depending solely on himself and thereby learning his true and hidden strength。 Learn-ing， for instance， to eat when he's hungry and sleep when he's sleepy。128In America camping is considered a healthy sport for Boy Scouts but a crime for mature men who have made it their vocation。 Poverty is considered a virtue among the monks of civilized nations in America you spend a night in the calaboose if you're caught short without your vagrancy change。 In Brueghel's time children danced around the hobo， he wore huge and raggy clothes and always looked straight ahead indifferent to the children， and the families didnt mind the children playing with the hobo， it was a natural thing。 But today mothers holdtight their children when the hobo passes through town because of what newspapers made the hobo to be-the rapist， the strangler， child-eater。 Stay away from strangers， they'll give you poison candy。 Though the Brueghel hobo and the hobo today are the same， the children are different。 Where is even the Chaplinesque hobo？ The old Divine Comedy hobo？ The hobo is Virgil， he leadeth。- The hobo enters the child's world （like in the famous painting by Brueghel of a huge hobo solemnly passing through the washtub village being barked at and laughed at by children， St。 Pied Piper） but today it's an adult world， it's not a child's world。 Today the hobo's made to slink。 everybody's watching the cop heroes on TV。174The hobo has two watches you can't buy in Tiffany's， on one wrist the sun， on the other wrist the moon， both bands are made of sky。Hark！ Hark！ The dogs do bark， The beggars are coming to town;Some in rags， some in tags， And some in velvet gorns。175 。。。more
Tom
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A series of short stories/episodes from Kerouac's travels in the 40's and 50's， many of which I have read about before in other books。 Worth it for the bursts of brilliantly poetic prose he's famous for， but not consistent throughout。 In particular I struggle with 2-3 page-long paragraphs with virtually no punctuation， which cropped up in a few of the stories。 If you can get into a trance reading state these work， but it does take some effort。The chapters at the end of this short book， on his ti A series of short stories/episodes from Kerouac's travels in the 40's and 50's， many of which I have read about before in other books。 Worth it for the bursts of brilliantly poetic prose he's famous for， but not consistent throughout。 In particular I struggle with 2-3 page-long paragraphs with virtually no punctuation， which cropped up in a few of the stories。 If you can get into a trance reading state these work， but it does take some effort。The chapters at the end of this short book， on his time as a fire warden in the mountains of the North West， his travels in Morocco and Europe， and then a final great paean to the American hobo are highlights。 The subjects， descriptions and rhythms are classic Beat writing。 Probably not the finest example if you haven't read any before， and in need of some editing （which is anathema to Kerouac anyway）。 Six out of ten。 。。。more
Ewan
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Gets into its stride at Slobs of the Kitchen Sea and it’s all poetry
RyeCather
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3。75*（The second half was a solid 4。5*）
Rat
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'all your San Franciscos must fall eventually and burn again" 'all your San Franciscos must fall eventually and burn again" 。。。more
Ezgi
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On The Road’u önceleyen bir metin。 Gezginliği kendince tanımlıyor ve uyguluyor。 Avrupa ve Kuzey Afrika kısımları ilgi çekiciydi。
David Partikian
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The Beat poets and their ethos have had a major effect on American culture and younger generations since the publication and enshrinement of Allen Ginsberg’s Howl， William Burroughs’ Naked Lunch and—most iconic of all—Jack Kerouac’s On The Road。 However， some critics and writers have pointed out that this Beat ethos could have an adverse effect on many young minds。 Norman Podhoretz， whose life is an antithesis to that of the Beats wrote in his 1967 memoir， Making It:The message the Beats would c The Beat poets and their ethos have had a major effect on American culture and younger generations since the publication and enshrinement of Allen Ginsberg’s Howl， William Burroughs’ Naked Lunch and—most iconic of all—Jack Kerouac’s On The Road。 However， some critics and writers have pointed out that this Beat ethos could have an adverse effect on many young minds。 Norman Podhoretz， whose life is an antithesis to that of the Beats wrote in his 1967 memoir， Making It:The message the Beats would come to deliver was very simple: they were going to solve the contradiction by refusing to go to work on Madison Avenue which， as Kerouac was to put it， with a touch of faith in the willingness of the Angel of Death to stay away from Bleeker Street， would only wind them up in "those awful cemetery cities beyond Long Island City。" And since they were unfitted by their education to work anywhere else， they were going to adopt the traditional strategy of not working at all。 This would be a logically consistent position to take and for those few of the Beat writers who had any talent， a possible viable strategy。 But "opting out of the system" would provide no solution for the kids they were to influence who would not themselves be gifted in the arts: these kids would simply be left with nothing whatever to do and would inevitably be conscripted into the system as they grew older and punished to boot with a lower annual wage for having once temporarily dropped out。 。 。 --Norman Podhoretz。 Making It Thankfully， I never fully drank the Beat’s magic potion， though my reverence for Allen Ginsberg， a seminal 20th century poet， and Gary Snyder， poet， scholar， and environmentalist remains firmly intact。 Snyder， arguably not a Beat， but a thinker who transcended the Beats and whom the Beats revered， most notably as the protagonist in Kerouac’s The Dharma Bums， remains a towering figure among American writers and poets。 His environmental essays and poems are canonical。 I was lucky enough to have dinner with Gary Snyder circa 2013。 Since I was a merchant seaman who was—at that time—studying for my officer’s license， I asked him how the Beats were so perspicacious that so many of them gained experience in the merchant marine。 Snyder， born 1930， looked at me as if I were a mere innocent child and replied that service in the merchant marine allowed one to avoid conscription and possible combat in World War II and Korea。 This obvious fact is never emphasized by any of the Beats who sailed in the steward department， most notably Jack Kerouac， who briefly served in the Navy and has prose writing that involves working on or trying to work on ships as a civilian。 Although not one of Kerouac’s most famous works， Lonesome Traveler， a 1960 collection of previously published prose involving wandering and itinerant odd jobs as a railway brakeman and bedroom steward （and messman）， remains one of Kerouac’s more accessible and endearing works， and a work that influenced me when I first joined the merchant marine and was enrolled in a four month quasi-military trade school to join the Seafarers International Union （SIU）。 The prose piece， “Slobs of the Kitchen Sea” stood out as I read it as a very young man。 In fact， the Wanderlust which Kerouac personified affected me greatly。 Thus， I always had a soft spot for this book， and it tempered my opinions that Kerouac was an indulgent writer who lacked a competent editor for his rambling endless run-on sentences and who really didn’t have that much to say。 A writer， in short， who romanticized a Zeitgeist that could be viewed as problematic， especially in retrospect。I recently stumbled on a pristine first edition of Kerouac’s Lonesome Traveler at the Portland Book Fair。 His books are easy to flip since they are so collectible， so I purchased it and partly enjoyed， but also endured， a reread after 35 years。 As an adult， the rambling train-of-consciousness prose with sprinklings of Buddhist terminology is often indulgent and grating。 However， Kerouac’s life and literary philosophy of not following traditional rules—specifically grammar and spelling rules—gave the literary establishment of the era a welcome jolt。 Nevertheless， I remain ambivalent as to the effect of the Beat ethos。 Below are my observations， broken down by the prose chapters in the book， as a 58-year-old man who made a living， albeit a tenuous one， in a career in which Kerouac dabbled， and who also spent time roaming and traveling for over a decade。--“Piers of the Homeless Night”: Kerouac hitchhikes all the way across country to Long Beach， CA and the docks at San Pedro， to meet a buddy who is sailing as ship carpenter on a commercial freighter。 The premise is preposterous: The buddy will somehow use his miniscule influence as a crewmember to get Kerouac a position on the ship for a foreign voyage， as if the union in charge of crewing the vessel （probably the insular Sailors’ Union of the Pacific） would not object to some itinerant， educated hobo hopping the queue and taking the job over some guy hanging around the union hall for weeks。 To make the tale even more absurd， Kerouac has been tasked by the friend with procuring a gun because some sailor spat is potentially brewing upon arrival。 Kerouac strikes me as lost and oblivious throughout this tale， which ends quite predictably， with the union intervening and not allowing Kerouac a bunk。 --"Mexico Fellaheen”: A thoroughly annoying， forgettable， and romanticized account of a young man heading south of the border to enjoy Mexican culture。 The Beats， for the most part， registered dissent from the traditional American career trajectory of the era and loved to roam， renouncing the American Dream and living abroad or traveling extensively where their American dollars allowed them to live like hobo kings。 Of course， there is a vicious contradiction in both slamming America and its wage slaves while using American greenbacks to live lavishly， take drugs， and—often—purchase women or boys （the latter not in the case of Kerouac） with American greenbacks。* Kerouac never has a moral qualm about purchasing a woman for the evening。 It is almost as if the interaction is completely natural and an afterthought in his prose。 I， as a merchant marine， have certainly been no angel and had moral slip ups during my career， admittedly while younger with the faux justification that this was acceptable behavior， especially as pronounced by white male Beats。 The matter-of-fact depiction of buying women for sex is presented without moral qualms in several of the tales including the below “Big Trip to Europe。” Tellingly there is no prose description of love or romance。 。 。because there isn’t any in this type of fleeting transaction。 This colonial sexist attitude has not aged well and will leave many readers with a bad taste。 In fact， one of my major qualms with the Beats is an ethos that renounces any responsibility for one’s actions， whether it be buying men， women， or boys， or whether it involves mere escapism in drugs。 Critiquing and poking fun of America only goes so far if no real solutions are offered。 In short， if you are going to write an ode to a lifestyle， have that lifestyle be viable。 So many of the Beats died young and from substance issues。 --“The Railroad Earth”: A solid account of being dispatched regularly and working as a railway brakeman while living humbly in the Bay Area （at one time， this was possible）。 Kerouac seemed to have issues with punctuality， which is a rather fatal flaw in any profession that involves being a crew member on transportation heading from A to B。--“Slobs of the Kitchen Sea”: An utterly fabulous account of Kerouac managing to ship as a Bedroom Steward on a coastwise freighter。 Many men have written great accounts of the experience of working on a ship in an entry level position。 Kerouac captures the essence of this perfectly with annoying comments by a germophobe captain and the feel of sailing with a bucket and mops。 Among the better accounts of a non-career sailor writing about a voyage。 This is the strongest chapter of Lonesome Traveler， and the reason I granted to whole book a reread， and a space on my maritime bookshelf。 --“New York Scenes”: Rambling and going nowhere。 A glimpse of Manhattan in a bygone era。--“Alone on the Mountaintop”: Thanks to Gary Snyder’s employment with the US Forestry Service， several of the Beats， Gary Snyder， Phil Whelan， and Jack Kerouac scored three-month jobs alone atop mountain peaks as fire watch employees in the Pacific Cascades， most notably on Sourdough and Desolation Peaks。 In short， these positions， now automated and obsolete， were the apotheosis of the Beat philosophy and—in my opinion—the entire movement。 The mere idea of spending three months alone atop a mountain with nothing but books and a view remains so enticing that I am eternally jealous of those who had the experience。 Kerouac deserves all sorts of kudos for both attempting and completing this job。 And his account of it， as well as his book The Dharma Bums， are quite admirable。 However， his memory is very subjective and discounts the mental hardship of complete solitude。 John Suiter’s fabulous account of the Beats， most specifically Gary Snyder， and their experiences as fire lookouts， Poets on the Peaks （2002）** remains the essential read on this era and this experience。 In addition to recounting a minor Kerouac mental breakdown when he runs out of cigarettes， there is this gem where Kerouac cynically evaluates the fire watch position:Although Kerouac greatly admired the skills of the “Forestry Bodhisattvas” like Blackie Burns， in the end， he knew that the big fires were nearly always put out by rain or snow。 As for wilderness fire suppression， he asked， “What American loses， when a forest burns， and what did Nature do about it for a million years up to now？” Mostly Kerouac thought the Forest Service as a “front for the lumber interests， the net result of the whole thing being， what with Scott Paper Tissue and such companies logging out these woods year after year with the ‘cooperation’ of the forest service。 。 。people all over the world wiping their ass with the beautiful trees。” （pg。 218）--“Big Trip to Europe”: A bit of a misnomer since the first half of this piece takes place in Tangiers and has Kerouac roaming about with William Burroughs， replete with that problematic buying of humas for sex。 An interesting enough travelogue with a blend of train of consciousness observations and physical descriptions。 There are witty and erudite moments: “。 。 。to gloomy Rouen， which is a horrible a dreary place to have been burned at the stake。” （pg。 166）。 Anyone who has ever backpacked through Europe will enjoy Kerouac’s account， especially of dusty cities like Avignon and Arles in Provence， which seem outside of time。 --“The Vanishing American Hobo”: An ode to the lost art of being able to roam or travel in the USA without being harassed by the police for not checking into a Motel 6 for the night。 Interesting to note that the ability to camp and sleep in the flatbed of a pick-up was already seriously curtailed by the late 1950’s。 Sad， poignant and predictable。 The chapters in Lonesome Traveler are uneven， but often strong。 Ironically， they are strongest when Kerouac’s prose strays to the more conventional， relying less on interior word salads of sometimes relevance。 Kerouac is excruciatingly accurate on the loneliness of travel， which is noted in the title and throughout the work。 However， after my reread， I remain convinced that Jack Kerouac is way more enticing and noteworthy as a cultural phenomenon rather than as a writer。*See my review of Queer: https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。**Poets on the Peaks: https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。Note: The fist edition that I read has drawings by Larry Rivers。 These are not present in most subsequent editions。 。。。more
Dragana Milošević
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Bilo je ovo izazovno putovanje， ali je vredelo， O kako je vredelo！
Andrew
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Απ' τα αξιολογότερα του Κέρουακ。 Ίσως - μετά το On The Road - και το αγαπημένο μου， απ' όσα έχω διαβάσει μέχρι τώρα。 Δεν ξέρω， σ' αυτό το βιβλίο ενυπάρχει μια αδαμάντινη αισιοδοξία， μια υμνωδία της ομορφιάς， που εκλείπει απ' τα μετέπειτα βιβλία του， όπως το βαρύθυμο， μηδενιστικό Big Sur。 Καταπληκτική γραφή， πολύ ουσιωδέστερη του συνήθους Κέρουακ。 Απ' τα αξιολογότερα του Κέρουακ。 Ίσως - μετά το On The Road - και το αγαπημένο μου， απ' όσα έχω διαβάσει μέχρι τώρα。 Δεν ξέρω， σ' αυτό το βιβλίο ενυπάρχει μια αδαμάντινη αισιοδοξία， μια υμνωδία της ομορφιάς， που εκλείπει απ' τα μετέπειτα βιβλία του， όπως το βαρύθυμο， μηδενιστικό Big Sur。 Καταπληκτική γραφή， πολύ ουσιωδέστερη του συνήθους Κέρουακ。 。。。more
Maria Stallmann
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kerouac， as crazy and illegible as his writing so very often is， just has the uncanny ability of making you want to LIVE。
Mihaela
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M-am îndrăgostit iremediabil de proza spontană a lui Jack Kerouac， iar acest volum se ridică la înălțimea lui “Big Sur”。
Bartek Muszkat
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Constantly meandring between brilliance and gibberish
Lina
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