Desolation Angels
by Jack Kerouac
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Book Reviews of Desolation Angels
Book Review: Jack Kerouac at His Best
Summary: 5 Stars
Being a big fan of Kerouac's work and an avid reader, take my word when I say that this is not only the best Kerouac novel I have ever read, but also the best novel by any author that I have ever read. It has totally changed how I view life. For those of you who thought "On The Road" didn't live up to its hype, well take another chance, this time you won't be disappointed. Although it starts off slow, when you're done with it, you're going to turn it back to page 1, and read it all over again.Book Review: "I am part of the beatific generation"
Summary: 5 Stars
In an era where taking your backpack and your self out onto the open road is a non-existant practice Kerouac brings us right back there with this novel. Starting at the top of a mountain with just himself and the Void to San Francisco and the hipsters to his mother to Neal Cassady and back full circle we truly taste the life of the epitome of the term "beat" in Desolation Angels. Why did this era ever have to end...and why don't we all spend some time with ourself and the Void......Book Review: it speaks to your soul
Summary: 5 Stars
This book has to rate as one of the most profound Kerouac novels, although they all seem to give you that feeling. That feeling that your life is wasting away at school or work. Why aren't we loving nature on the top of a mountain? Why aren't we grabbing a bottle of port wine and our backpacks and just going where our heart leads us. This book makes you want to pray! This book speaks straight to your souls, it makes you cry, or it makes you curl up and wish you could.Book Review: Kerouac's best novel
Summary: 5 Stars
Wonderful novel by Jack Kerouac. We sense his deep loneliness and reevaluation of his life during his 63-day stay atop Desolation Peak in Mt. Baker National Forest in Washington State. Once down from the mountain, he sees how much life has changed once his novel "On the Road" is published. For those of you who loved "On the Road," "Desolation Angels" is a book you definitely must read--it's by far Kerouac's best and most personal novel.Book Review: parched...
Summary: 5 Stars
it takes me only two sentences to completely fall in love with kerouac whenever i read him...desolation angels is poetry...lonesome...and inspiring...vivid faces of his friends and his desolation...thirsty for life, i am completely parched for it after reading this (again)...hear him talk to himself and reel in his unseen emotion and uneasiness... mad and honest, but what would you expect...i am fortunate to have read it, and now i need a drink.