“Do you feel this book romanticized the life of crime?This book pre-dates Kerouac and the Beat movement, but there are many elements that seem to trailblaze the "beat life on the road" theme. Black seems an unsympathetic character at times because he seems to have "chosen" the life of the deviant or social outcast. What do you think?”
“perhaps, but not in an offensive way or a way that distracts me from appreciating his story. he begins the story afterall as a librarian. and he finishes the story with nothing but memories. he won me over in the first few pages. i liked his style. one of the few books i have bought, in recent years, brand new because i couldn't find it used. i intend to keep and read again.”
