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"Carolyn Cassidy describes her years as a beatnik with famous husband Neal Cassidy (cult figure from On the Road) and her friendship with Jack Kerouac and the other beatniks. She has a tremendous task of keeping up with her husband especially with all of his friends and with their wild sex life. Some increble rare photos were also included and the insight into the tumoltuous relationship is incredible with details previously unknown. Cassidy is protrayed as a loving husband. "
Daniela Lo Presti, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Period of greatest activity?
- 1950+
Road trip
Yes
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- American (!)
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- California
Century:
- 1930's-1950's
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Book makes you feel?
- very happy
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- eccentric personalities
- parody
- metaphorical
- gentle
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript. of nude males (the big P)
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- orgies
- descript. of female anat. (the big B's)
- actual description of hetero sex
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Commentary on society?
Yes
Commentary on
- love/sex
- capitalism
Unusual Style:
- a lot of play on words
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Writer's slant towards subject:
- favorable
Autobiography?
Yes
Pictures/Illustrations?
- None
How much dialogue in bio?
- significantly more descript than dialog
A LOT of info about personal vices?
Yes
Lot of titilating info about love life?
Yes
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 0-25% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story?
- 0-25% of book
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