The First Third by Neal Cassady
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Book Reviews of The First Third
Book Review: constanly risking absurdity
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is great if you truly want to get into the mind of the fastest man on the planet. just like neal who could jump around from one topic to the other in mid-sentence, that is exactly the way he writes the book. Don't confuse neal with jack, because neal is to fast to sit down and read in one setting. And the letter at the end make for some good and funny reading. If you truly love the beats and want to see what the heartbeat is really all about, check this book out.Book Review: humrously addictive!
Summary: 5 Stars
The First Third documents neal Cassady's childhood, illustrated through his adventures with his homeless father and inpoverished upbringing. It includes some fabulous ideas inside many intentional run on sentances. Not for the grammatically correct. I got to the end and wished it had been longer. Cassady is an addictive writer, with easy language and deep ideas.Book Review: just as you would imagine neal
Summary: 5 Stars
this book is not an easy one to find, but my search was well worth it. These are some of the finest stories i have read in quite a while. They come across as if Neal was right there telling them to you. Best view of what is would have been like to have been Neal.Book Review: The inspiration
Summary: 5 Stars
Absolutely wonderful piece of writing. If only Cassady had had the time (there was never enough) to write more than this snatch of autobiography...Book Review: autobio from kerouac's inspiration
Summary: 4 Stars
This book starts with Cassady's autobio of his childhood years, and a brief history of his ancestors. while the prologue was interesting, because of where neal came from, it wasn't as exciting as the actual text of the first third, which was excellent, and why i gave this four stars. it was written in a style very much similar to kerouac. i only wish he had completed the manuscript. following the first third is a selection of NC's unfinished writings, which i have to say was a dissapointment. it isn't much of a surprise that he wrote nothing, and that kerouac is the primary figure of the beats. next follow a few of neal's letters to kerouac, which are a great insight to the mind of one of the central figures of the beats (in fact, one of the letters discussed an incident that i recognize from on the road). the final selection is a letter to ken kesey. i'm sure there are much better letters to chose from, this one was boring and one of the weaker selections. the letters seem to have no particular reason for being here, just to fill the book with cassady's writings. still, a valuable book to have for any fan of the beats.