Sea Is My Brother: The Lost Novel (Deluxe, Expanded), (Paperback)

from ChrisNewton

Might not be for everybody but I enjoyed the hell out of it. Kerouac's first novel, written at age 21. His style hasn't developed yet, but it's Jack in there - the same kind of male friends, same confusion about women, same drinking too much, same wildness, same raffish charm. It's great to be in...

from JBreedlove

If you like Kerouac you'll like this book. Jack's formative years from High School and college and early war years. Focused on being a writer early you can see the development of his style and life through the group of his HS friends, esp. Seb whose leters, most very whiney, make up the second ha...

from joefreiburger

I picked this up simply because it was Kerouac's first novel. I knew that he wasn't fond of it but I have enjoyed his previous books and there is some similarity in this one with the others. It is written in the typical Kerouac style, a man searching for his peace and his place in the world. The ...

from miyurose

I've never read any Kerouac, so when this book was chosen for my book club I decided to give it a go. I thought it was an interesting story, if a bit aimless. Its main purpose seems to be an exploration of two aspects of Kerouac's own personality - the responsible, academic side, and the nomadic ...

from Stahl-Ricco

I love Kerouac, so I was excited to read this, his first book. Well, I liked it enough. I enjoyed the action, especially the recklessness with which the characters behaved and lived. The philosophizing and long diatribes about certain beliefs felt heavy to me, and a bit boring. Still, I'm glad I ...