"Longest Book" I Ever Read
Ok, technically not the most pages but this one it 120 feet long unrolled. I read On the Road back in college sometime, shortly after reading Catcher in the Rye. I had hoped for a more "life-changing" feeling from Kerouac than I actually took from the book. It was kinda "bleh" as far as resolution goes. You spend the whole time with this rebellious character criss-crossing the country in an old coupe, hopped up on goofballs or something and meeting a whole slew of interesting people. Towards the end it just starts dragging along and never really ties up anything or gives any real insight to what the hell the main character is working towards besides a life of rambling. I'll eventually go back and read it again. In the meantime, it's cool that they're unrolling the original manuscript for people to see.
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