fatvegan

On the Road is many absolute favourite book ever. And favourite by a lot. Which is really saying something given the incumbent book was either The God of Small Things or Disgrace. I want to read Jack Kerouac forever. I feel so much a part of his world. He's the best writer ever I reckon. Or at least the one I most want to be. Not in terms of life, just in terms of writersmanship. I think I said to Libby that if I was perfect in every sort of writerly sense, I'd write On the Road. Coetzee still has the best stories and characters and best understanding of humanity and what is broken. I love him too.

If one wanted to know what sort of person I aspired to be like, then reading On the Road and Disgrace would give you a much better sense of it than would reading The God of Small Things. Not in terms of wanting to be like characters, but they contain most of the things I value. The God of Small Things has the most beautifully crafted story, and the softest, most joyous, compassionate mood. Which are also things I value.