A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints by Dito Montiel
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Book Reviews of A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Book Review: Looks like Kerouac, but isn't
Summary: 1 Stars
There are stretches of this book that sound like the writer is
channeling Jack Kerouac. In fact, sometimes the channeling is so
faithful that you could even mistake it for plagiarism. But this really
isn't anything like The Dharma Bums (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition). Instead it's more a narcissistic, disjointed story
of a borderline sociopath (who may or may not be the author).
The key is in the beginning pages when the author describes his hero's
adventures in Astoria. It's a record of meanness and violence that has
its echoes through the rest of the book.
The movie, I'm told, has some promise, but you could do better to skip this little piece of drivel and try On The Road by Jack Kerouac Poster by Len Deighton, 24" x 34" instead.