The First Third by Neal Cassady
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Book Reviews of The First Third
Book Review: To Short
Summary: 4 Stars
I recieved a copy of this in the mail about a week ago and I read it in about 2 days. I thought the opening parts about Neal's geneology were well written and the parts of his own life were interesting enough, but there is not alot of character development in this. Neal's letters to Kerouac and Kesey give some insight to his personality. This book is worthy reading for any Kerouac fan and anyone interested in learning more about Cassady that hasn't already been recorded by Kerouac, Kesey, Wolfe, etc..
I finished the book wishing there were more and feeling a bit saddened that anyone who could inspire as many people as Neal did should die alone in a foreign country so far from his friends.
I think had he lived he would have eventually mellowed with age and provided us with a greater insight in the freedom of the open road as well as the appreciation for the simplier things in life a man aquires after much hard travelling in search of the American night.
Book Review: Entertaining and fun.
Summary: 4 Stars
This is the true life story of the main inspiration behind the beat movement and the early Acid movement. This autobiography examines the first 13 years or so of Cassady's life. The only problem with it is that it is too short. However, it redeems itself with the addition of letters and exerpts in the back. These are more entertaining than the book in some ways. Check out the letter to Ken Kesey. When you are done with this book check out the movie, "The Last Time I Committed Suicide." It is based on one of the exerpts from the book. Overall, this is a fun book that gives insight into Cassady's early life.Book Review: Essential look at the beat icon
Summary: 4 Stars
The First Third is a far cry from being one of the best books that I have read. However, if you are a fan of Jack Kerouac, as I am, this book is a must read. In reading this book you get an understanding of who neal thought that he was, and how he got that way. This book is essential if you want a more complete understanding of Kerouac's On the Road. The fashion in which this book is written borows much style from Cassidy's compaions, consisting of some of the greatest minds of twentieth century literature.Book Review: A great introduction of the beat movement
Summary: 4 Stars
The autobiographical part of the book was quite interesting but I found it hard to read considering that almost the entire text was run-on sentences that would take up half the page.By the the time you got done with the sentence you had to read it over to get the idea. Now I find myself writing much longer sentences.Book Review: The 1st 3rd
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a must read for any beat fan since its Neal Cassady in his own words. Good family background and thorough childhood description. The other writings were more interesting to me personally wanting to hear more about the second third. I dont know, this review [stinks].