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On the Road

Book • 1957

Written in a style of spontaneous prose, 'On the Road' is a semi-autobiographical novel that follows the travels of Sal Paradise and his friend Dean Moriarty across America.

The book captures the spirit of the post-war Beat Generation, embracing a lifestyle of freedom, jazz, and rebellion against societal norms.

It has become a defining work of American counterculture.

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Mentioned in 28 episodes

Mentioned by

Norman Ohler

as an amphetamine written novel.

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Mark Hyman

as an author whose work influenced his path of living.

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Seamus Murphy

as the book he wanted to do a book in time for the 50th anniversary.

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James Frey

as one of the writers whose careers he wanted to emulate.

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David Rutherford

as transformative after reading 'On the Road' during his college years.

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Mentioned as having a mythologized writing process, which

Cal Newport

debunks.

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James Altucher

as an example of a book with a great first line, written in three weeks.

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Mentioned by

Gabriela Dutra

as one of her favorite books since she was a teenager, which tells the story of seven years of travel around America.

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Anna Ptaszynski

regarding the original scroll format and the editor's reaction.

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Ethan Hawke

when talking about identifying with Neil Cassidy and other great characters.

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Diplo

as a writer whose life he was obsessed with as a young person.

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N.T. Wright

in reference to reviews of Richard Dawkins' book.

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Recommended by Rob Kimmel to

Nick Offerman

, who was inspired to live an artistic and hedonistic life.

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Jordan

when comparing Alex's long-winded rants to a stream of consciousness narrative.

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Steven Pressfield

as a book deal that his agent Sterling Lord made in 1948.

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Kevin Tumlinson

as one of the books that were yanked from describing sexual content.

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Adam Aleksic

as a book that changed how he engages in daily life.

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Mentioned by

Henry Cornell

as one of his favorite books he rereads every year.

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Referenced by

Paul Scheer

in a review, comparing the movie to Kerouac's beatnik style.

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Mentioned by

Elda Rotor

, who loved it when she was young but felt differently about it when she read it when she was older.

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