The Best Jack Kerouac Books
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Vote for the Jack Kerouac novels you just couldn't put down. If you haven't read a book, don't downvote it.
List of the best Jack Kerouac books, ranked by voracious readers in the Ranker community. With commercial success and critical acclaim, there's no doubt that Jack Kerouac is one of the most popular authors of the last 100 years. A pioneer of the Beat Generation, Kerouac was also a heavily admired poet outside of his time as a novelist. If you're a huge fan of his work, then vote on your favorite novels below and make your opinion count. This poll is also a great resource for new fans of Jack Kerouac who want to know which novels they should start reading first. With memorable characters and excellent storytelling, there's no reason why you shouldn't check out his work if you're a big reader.
This list includes On the Road, The Dharma Bums and more. What are Jack Kerouac's best novels? Vote on this list and help us definitively answer that question.Ranked by
- 1Jack Kerouac
- First Published: 1957-09-05
- Subjects: Literary, Road trip, Literature, Classics, 1950s
- Genres (Book): Roman à clef, Fiction, Novel
- Original Language: English Language
- 2Jack Kerouac
- Subjects: Literary, Beat Generation, New Age, Literature, Classics
- Genres (Book): Roman à clef, Biography, Fiction, Autobiography, Novel
- Original Language: English Language
- 3Jack Kerouac
- Subjects: Literature, Classics, Literary criticism
- Genres (Book): Fiction, Novel
- Original Language: English Language
- 4Jack Kerouac
- Genres (Book): Fiction, Novella, Novel
- Original Language: English Language
- 5Jack Kerouac
- Subjects: Popular literature
- Genres (Book): Fiction, Novel
- Original Language: English Language
- 6Jack Kerouac
- First Published: 1958
- Genres (Book): Novella, Novel
- Original Language: English Language
