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Maggie Cassidy [Import] [Paperback]

Jack Kerouac (Author)

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Paperback: 155 pages
Publisher: Quartet (1977)
ISBN-10: 0704331411
ISBN-13: 978-0704331419
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

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Jack Kerouac (1922-1969), the central figure of the Beat Generation, was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1922 and died in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1969. Among his many novels are On the Road, The Dharma Bums, Big Sur, and Visions of Cody.

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When Kerouac was good he was superb. This is young love in a glorious, mind-bending nutshell. Beautifully written and deeply felt.

When I was much younger and had experienced my first brutal betrayal in life, this novel was my greatest comfort. Kerouac had uncanny vision into the human heart, and was capable of expressing the awful paradox of young love, the joy and pain of it, it terms that were never sentimental, and often quietly heroic.

A poetic, lovely book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars a better portrayal of adolescence than Holden Caulfield, May 6, 1999

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If you are a fan of Kerouac then this is a must. It is more lyrical and poetic than ON THE ROAD, yet not as difficult to read as Lonesome Traveller. I enjoyed the first person narrative and was keen to see the switch to third person in the closing chapter as J.D. leaves adolescence behind. Kerouac artfully captures the feelings that accompany a burgeoning love affair even if the characters are only 17. I would highly recommend!

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3.0 out of 5 stars a "sneaky quiet sprint" through a teen love story, June 15, 2001

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This review is from: Maggie Cassidy (Paperback)

"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love." (1 John 4:18)

Life is not sanitized and easy. Kerouac knew this from hard-bitten experience. The amazing thing about Jack was that when it was over, he could always sing about it in his books. he does so here in "Maggie Cassidy."

I have felt the kind of stuff Jack talks about in this book. The illusion of teen "love" is one of the most wretched feelings in all the world...its elation is too high...too painful. Its ending is wrenching of the soul...usually quickly followed by the joy of illusory freedom. Still, it sticks your head for years after like an annoying song that won't go away--Keroauc gets all this down in one hundred and ninety-four pages...amazing.

Get this book. I recommend it highly to all who've been stung by what they thought was love when they were young.

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On the Road by Jack Kerouac on 4 pages
Big Sur by Jack Kerouac in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac in Front Matter, and Back Matter
The Town and the City by Jack Kerouac in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
Visions of Gerard: A Novel by Jack Kerouac in Front Matter, and Back Matter

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