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How’d you like Slaughterhouse Five? Been meaning to get to it.
I really wanted to like On the Road. The whole movement and characters are so cool and sympathetic to me, but somehow it had too little direction for me to really enjoy it. I know that’s sort of the point though…
It was good. Not what I was expecting. I knew very little about it going in. I haven't ready anything by Kurt Vonnegut until now but I will be checking out some more. The story jumps around in time quite a bit but it wasn't too confusing. I did have to re-read a few pages but over all worth the read.
On the Road popped up randomly on a podcast I was listening to so I bought a copy because it sounded interesting. Parts of it do feel a bit directionless but overall it's a fun story. Reminds me of one carefree hippy summer I spent doing nothing but being a bum back in the 90s.