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Visions of Cody | [Jack Kerouac]
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Visions of Cody

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  • by Jack Kerouac
  • Narrated by Graham Parker

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  • LENGTH
    3 hrs
  • RELEASE DATE
    12-16-99
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Publisher's Summary

Hear Jack Kerouac's most radical experiment in language and storytelling - an "enormous paean" to that singular and influential figure Neal Cassady. A fusion of radical improvisation, bold reportage, and oracular voice, it is Kerouac's ultimate version of his ultimate masterpiece, On the Road. The selections featured in this recording capture Kerouac's astonishing spontaneity, a quality that inspired Allen Ginsberg to dub Visions of Cody "the most sincere and holy writing I know of our age."

©1960 Jack Kerouac; ©1972 The Estate of Jack Kerouac, All Rights Reserved; (P) and ©1996 Penguin Books USA Inc.

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Winner of Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award: Best Audio of 1996, Dramatic Reading.

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    A. Yerkes Singapore 07-20-09
    A. Yerkes Singapore 07-20-09
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    "Annoying"

    Why pick a narrator with a British accent to read Kerouac? Why make the jazz background music so prominent and incessant? Why abridge a work whose thorough, thick description is precisely the point? I'm a fan of Kerouac and have loved other readings of his works (I'm partial to Matt Dillon's reading of On the Road,) but I find this one marred by pretentiousness and difficult to appreciate.

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    5 of 6 people found this review helpful
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    Roy BOISE, ID, United States 12-27-11
    Roy BOISE, ID, United States 12-27-11

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    "Wrong voice for the material."

    The narrator may be a successful "Pop Star" but his cockney accent isn't exactly the King's English nor is it the right voice for this most American of material.
    It's hard to take and I foud myself dragging through this book in fits and starts only because of my dedication to Kerouac and the story.

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    Oakley Hollland, MI, United States 10-31-11
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    "An American Tale Told in a Strange Cockney Voice"

    I have to agree with an earlier review. I thought that the accent of the narrator would not bother me. I am a world traveler, but I do know that traveling the states is a different thing all together, and I find this reading to be awful and unlistenable. Very disappointing.

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    Alan Petaluma, CA, United States 04-01-09
    Alan Petaluma, CA, United States 04-01-09 Member Since 2002
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    "cool~~~"

    the best~~~

    sit back and let it blow over you~~~

    sit back and just dig it...really.

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