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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. 'The Dharma Bums' is probably a more solid work than 'On the Road.' (  ) cschack | Oct 5, 2009 |  Kerouac here deals with the search for meaning in Buddhism. (  ) GlenRalph | Jul 13, 2009 | Not my all time favorite Kerouac but it has moments that sparkle. (  ) elissajanine | Jun 14, 2009 | The Dharma Bums (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Jack Kerouac (2006)  Francostudies | Feb 5, 2009 | Reading Kerouac is like talking with a friend. I really hate his sex scenes though -- the yabyum scene with the 20-year-old Princess, "Ryder" and his lust for his own sister -- bleagh. Just when I felt like giving up, though, he'd go off an a blissful description of trees, boulders, or conies and I'd be loving the book again. ( ) Megi53 | Jan 17, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0140042520, Paperback)One of the best and most popular of Kerouac's autobiographical novels, The Dharma Bums is based on experiences the writer had during the mid-1950s while living in California, after he'd become interested in Buddhism's spiritual mode of understanding. One of the book's main characters, Japhy Ryder, is based on the real poet Gary Snyder, who was a close friend and whose interest in Buddhism influenced Kerouac. This book is a must-read for any serious Kerouac fan.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:05 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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