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It started off a bit slow, but did pick up about half way through. The author did such a good job of portraying the main character "Jacob" that I completely forgot she was a woman. She definitely did her research on "Circus Life" and I felt like I got a glimpse of what that life would have been like. The character of August was definitely an interesting one to see develop as well. I know Christoph Waltz will be playing the character of August in the movie that is coming out and I am so excited for that. I think he will do a phenomenal job portraying the crazyness that is August. As much as I enjoyed the book, I really didn't feel the characters were very deep emotionally. The relationships between the characters just weren't incredibly believable to me. They didn't make me feel what they were feeling. If that makes any sense. That being said, All-in-all I don't regret reading this. It's definitely a great book to pick up to get a glimpse into a different time of life and to witness a quite unique love triangle.

Upon reaching the fill in the blank for "date I read this book," I find myself at a loss. I have never finished On the Road. I have attempted three times to read this book, and have failed all three times. Knowing its important place in American literature, I felt compelled to master Kerouac, to see what he saw. However, this book is dreadfully dry and progresses so slowly that I lose interest every time. The labor involved in trying to read this has been greater than for any other book I've ever attempted to read. It isn't hard, it isn't long, it is just horrendously, inexcusably boring. The characters are too forgettable to keep track of, and there is so little action that I couldn't help but put it down, rub my eyes, and go to sleep.