u/schapi1991

Hi, I have not read any book by Jack Kerouac yet but was just recently given "Big Sur" as a gift. The books themes have peaked my interest but digging a little i found out its part of a autobiographical series. My question is if reading Big Sur without first going through the prior books in the series (like "On the Road" for example) would diminish the experience or if on the contrary this books can be read without a specific order?