I agree 100%. Reading On The Road first is essential, but Big Sur for me was the best example of that sharp, cynical ennui which for whatever reason was exactly

I agree 100%. Reading On The Road first is essential, but Big Sur for me was the best example of that sharp, cynical ennui which for whatever reason was exactly what I was looking for during that period of my life when I read as much Kerouac as I could find. Great book.