It took me a little while to get into this book, you are thrown into a situation where you have to accept that Japhy is amazing, once you accept that then you can sit down and enjoy this beautifully written novel.

The scene where Ray does his first mountain climb is stunning, you are there with him, feeling how tired he is, feeling his anger at having to keep walking when all he wants to do is sleep. It really took me back to when I was a scout and doing really long hikes for the first time.

For me there was a bit too much Buddhism in it and I didn't really get it, so because of my ignorance it only gets 4 stars.

My first Kerouac book and I really enjoyed it.