The Dharma Bums
by Jack Kerouac
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Author: Jack KerouacNarrator: Allen Ginsberg
Edition: Audio Cassette
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Format: Abridged
Published: 1998-04
ISBN: 094499329X
Publisher: Audio Literature
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Book Review: One show about nothing is enough
Summary: 2 Stars
OK, I know this is a beat classic, and it was written by Jack Kerouac the patron saint of beat literature. But I gotta say this novel was pretty damn boring.
Dhama Bums is another semi-fictional novel based on real events that occurred in Kerouac's life after the events described in On the Road. It's about Kerouac's search for a simple life and Zen Buddhism. The premise sounds interesting enough, but for me it just didn't have anything to offer.
I once described Kerouac's classic On The Road as being like an episode of Seinfeld, a show about nothing. Despite the rather non complimentary comparison I thought that novel was very good and I highly recommended it.
Dharma Bums was another meandering novel where nothing really happens. I guess one meandering trip for me was enough. As far learning anything about Buddhism through the novel, my guess is that you would learn more from a real Buddhist like the Dalai Lama than a wannabee like Kerouac.
Summary of The Dharma Bums
One of his most powerful works, Kerouac's autobiographical novel concerning a pair of wanderers who are searching for the ultimate meaning of life. 2 cassettes.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.
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