The best piece of fantasy ever written. It stands alone, though often grouped with LOTR. Have read at many junctures in my life, and always enjoyed immensely.

Go man, go! If this book doesn't stir your soul...I'm sorry. Watch Jack do a reading on the Steve Allen show....beautiful.

I knew nothing about this book when I first read it years ago. Wow! What a surprise, pure joy, the story is so unique, so different. If you don't know much about it and are thinking of reading, do it. Don't let anything you may hear, or have heard about Ayn Rand keep you from taking the ride. (FYI - The image is a first edition reissue, I am fortunate enough to own an original first edition.)

Utterly original, hilarious, sad and deeply moving. Imagine the opportunities to explore language when the narrator/protagonist has Tourette's syndrome. An unforgettable book.

Amazing how such a large a story is told in so few words. The classic book of the American experience.

Beautifully written sparse prose. Very atmospheric, you feel as if you are in the room with the characters watching things unfold. Best short stories I have read.

A great book of The West, that is not a Western. A mesmerizing, deep, rich book. Read this book when you are in the mood to spend sometime with a book. This book will make you work, and can only be read slowly. Though it is very worth the effort.

Beautifully written, hilarious and very sad at the same time. Amazing this man ever put words to paper, but you will be glad he did. One of a kind book.

Vietnam, the USA and drugs written like no other. But this is not a book about Vietnam. Stone is a counter culture guy who has the credentials. He is a great writer. Read this.

A view from the shadows of Hollywood Boulevard. The names change, but the story remains the same. Only in America.

One of the most important pieces of world literature ever written. Reading this book will fundamentally change the way you look at the world. I have not read this translation, but plan on it.

On a motorcycle with his son on the back, the author takes a journey to the "high-country of the mind", searching for the answer to the question that nearly drove him mad. An unforgettable book!