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by Jack Kerouac (Author) "THOSE AFTERNOONS, those lazy afternoons, when I used to sit, or lie down, on Desolation Peak, sometimes on the alpine grass, hundreds of miles of..." (more)
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The classic novel from the definitive voice of the Beat Generation, Desolation Angels is the story of Kerouac's life just before the publication of On the Road--as told through his fictional self--Jack Duluoz. As he hitches, walks, and talks his way across the world, Duluoz perceives the angel that is in everything. It is life as he sees it.
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THOSE AFTERNOONS, those lazy afternoons, when I used to sit, or lie down, on Desolation Peak, sometimes on the alpine grass, hundreds of miles of snowcovered rock all around, looming Mount Hozomeen on my north, vast snowy Jack to the south, Read the first page
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2.0 out of 5 stars The ghost of what could have been a great novel, May 27 2008
By Jon E. Ross (Nanaimo, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews
Full of despairing, incoherent digressions, Kerouac charts the period following DHARMA BUMS, and ends with the publication of ON THE ROAD. True, there are some sections where Kerouac is able to bring the pages alive like few writers before or after him, but a lot of the time he's simply describing, in insistent, banal detail, the day-to-day wanderings of his alter-ego, Jack Duluoz: sitting in front of the tube with Ginsberg, Cassady and his wife, hooking up with a young, aspiring, naive New York writer, slumming around Mexico...all this is perfectly suitable material for a novel, except it's less a novel than a blown up journal, with really no unifying themes to drive the narrative forward.

I enjoy Kerouac as much as the next guy, but after reading through this one, I really just came away feeling depressed and sorry for Mr. Kerouac and sorry for all the rest of us. And that's, in my opinion, the greatest crime a novel can commit.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A journey into the mind of a true madman!!!, Jun 26 2004
By Rob (New Cumberland, PA USA) - See all my reviews
If you've read On the Road, then this is a must read. It is a true journey into the mind of a madman. A more intimate look into the man that defined a generation of our parents, parents. As a younger reader of the generation today it is beneficial for us to see how people lived in past generations and take with us their experiences that in a sense you could not experience today. If I've taken anything from this book its the showing of the need for insanity in the life of Kerouac. And the need for constinent movement, not just in the physical sense but also in the mental sense of having his mind in constient movement.
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5.0 out of 5 stars No, Kerouac is Not a God..., Jan 17 2004
But he is an awesome writer, human being, and metaphysicist (which I believe is the whole point of his work). What Kerouac does in his literature, particularly this piece, is thoroughly illustrate the rift created in the worlds of those who are torn between a culturally prescribed allgience/addiction to idealism and a fear that existentialsm is the only truth to which one can rightfully subscribe.
I would certainly point to "Desolation Angels" as the pinnacle of the body of Kerouac's work, and reccomend the book to anyone similarly riddled with Kerouac's spiritual affliction. Or anyone who wishes to study his genre of literature.
I do not reccomend the book to anyone who is easily bored. Though BEAUTIFUL, the text is long, complex, and a bit heavy at times, which can become frustrating. Better to start out with (hey - if you're going to read Kerouac you need to read this book anyway...) "On The Road", which is more of a thrill ride and will compel you to keep reading so you might adjust and become more prepared to digest the poetry he puts into paragraphs and stretches into hundreds of pages.

But that's just my ten-cents' worth. You can decide for yourself.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A book like candy (read it with love)
Perfect, absolutly perfect. Just like Dharma Bums, I had to take my time reading this book because every WORD is so important. Kerouac is a god.
Published on Mar 22 2002 by R. Macasaet

5.0 out of 5 stars The Road to Ruin
Let me tell you a story. I had just come down to
San Francisco after a couple of years of bumming
around the Great Northwest. Read more
Published on Jan 18 2002 by Patrick Julian Cassidy

5.0 out of 5 stars Jack's many lives converge in this book.
There are usually two types of Kerouac readers. There are the "On the Roaders", as I call them. Read more
Published on Dec 22 2000 by Jon Penney

4.0 out of 5 stars Further reflections of a lonesome traveler
I disagree with the 5-star consensus of the previous reviewers - Kerouac's writing is not 'faultless prose', as he characterizes it himself in this novel. Read more
Published on Dec 18 2000 by Jude Joseph Lovell

5.0 out of 5 stars The picture of unmaking
This book has been described as the journal of Jack losing himself. Some critics state that when he came back down from his time of solitude on Desolation Mountain begins his... Read more
Published on May 16 2000 by J. Mcdaniel

5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of the best book's I've ever read!
Desolation Angels is by far my favorite Keruoac book. I own eight other Keruoac books, and this was one of the quickest reads, most emotional, spriritual, honest books you'll ever... Read more
Published on May 13 2000 by paintdevil

5.0 out of 5 stars "I am part of the beatific generation"
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. Read more
Published on May 1 2000 by Lane2016@aol.com

5.0 out of 5 stars Kerouac's best novel
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. Read more
Published on Mar 19 2000 by deadkerouac

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book...
From Desolation Peak to the down trodden journey on a beat-up boxcar this book was fantastic. As far as one of his better books, it's not, but hey all of them are fantastic. Read more
Published on Jan 14 2000 by Sean A. Leischner

5.0 out of 5 stars My First Kerouac
This book actually made me dizzy: fast paced, crazy, emotional, funny, crude and touching. I've never read anything like it. Read more
Published on Jan 1 2000

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