Visions of Cody (Modern Classic)
by Jack Kerouac
Book Summary Information
Author: Jack KerouacEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown)
Published: 2001-11-19
ISBN: 0586091599
Number of pages: 464
Publisher: Flamingo
Book Reviews of Visions of Cody (Modern Classic)
Book Review: a perfection on the fine art of "sketching"
Summary: 5 Stars
this is not really the type of book to snuggle up with if you're sleepy. if your mind is awake enough you will be jolted into a feverish state of yearning to be there as the voyeur or casual observer chronincling young cody pomeray (neal cassady) through his wild hedonistic life, never stopping, always going, never bored, always high; high on tea (pot), high on life, high on kicks. always jack kerouac is watching some young woman with a sense of sexual arousal but withdrawal (kerouac was quite explicit in his describing of woman, so you are forewarned) it was mainly this reason that voc was for so long rejected from the publishers, but at least we have it now!! and then there are the tapes which, you again need to be in a different state of mind then before to read- these are transcripts of jack dulouz (kerouac) and neal cassady talking while high on tea or amphetamines, which is really just useful to the collecter or historian, but they provided an interesting speeches about william s. burroughs, and the hole william tell ordeal. a nice read, vaguely familar to "Seymour: An Introduction" by j.d. salinger, mainly in its use of a narrartor describing his hero or idol, and the loose narrative style, and above all the wonderful crafting of descriptions that salinger and kerouac are so good at. i know this guy who never did finish this book because it always scared him- i told him to just pick it up and read one paragraph/sentence. if you need a quote for the yearbook or something, this is the book. just open the book and look. one of kerouac's best.
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