I finished reading The Subterraneans with an inexplicable sensation; as though Jack Kerouac himself had given me a firm embrace, forced me to run a marathon and rewarded me with a kick to my stomach and a swift rip of my heart through my chest.
However, is it truly worth reading once the fog of the hype surrounding Kerouac as a literary icon begins to dissipate?

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