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• Book review: Jack Kerouac's *The Dharma Bums: 50th Anniversary Edition*

  The Dharma Bums: 50th Anniversary Edition Jack Kerouac Viking Hardcover 224 pages September 2008 Lyrical, moving, poetic, more real than real, The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac is almost a memoir, detailing his growth and experiences as a Buddhist and ... (read full critics)

  curledup published on Tue, 7 Sep 2010

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  i found it in one of my travels. i was in a hostel in Ireland, and someone left it; as it's my Kerouac's favorite book, and i read it three times or more in italian, i took it and started reading it in english.
  the back cover is missing, the pages have browned, but it's still a pleasant book an ... (continue)

  i found it in one of my travels. i was in a hostel in Ireland, and someone left it; as it's my Kerouac's favorite book, and i read it three times or more in italian, i took it and started reading it in english.
  the back cover is missing, the pages have browned, but it's still a pleasant book and it led me to service as a volunteer fire sentinel years ago!

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  Ale- said on Jul 6, 2007 | Add your feedback

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  Kerouac <I>Dharma Bums</I>

  I thought this was very enjoyable. I always feel a bit trepidations reading books about Buddhism by westerners, but Kerouac had won me over by referring to Zen Buddhism as Chan in <I>Big Sur</I> so thought I’d read this to see what it was like ... (continue)

  Kerouac <I>Dharma Bums</I>

  I thought this was very enjoyable. I always feel a bit trepidations reading books about Buddhism by westerners, but Kerouac had won me over by referring to Zen Buddhism as Chan in <I>Big Sur</I> so thought I’d read this to see what it was like. Love of nature and hiking are probably not my favourite topics for a book, but still I found this enjoyable. I did go and find the Chinese poet they were reading, and enjoyed reading his poems. There were interesting contrasts between the isolation of the mountains and the crazy parties at their friends. It was interesting to see that his friend lecture him about his alcohol intake, and then forgive him. It felt very odd to have him visit Seattle and know the area he was talking about. The whole ending felt rather dream like and unreal. But still an enjoyable book.

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  Robot-mel said on Feb 16, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  Possibly his best book, although the sequel "Desolation Angels" may be my favorite.

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  darkwalker said on Jan 24, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  Another of Kerouac's classics.

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  Batona said on Mar 31, 2007 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 208 Pages
• Edition: New Ed
• ISBN-10: 0586091580
• ISBN-13: 9780586091586
• Publisher: Flamingo
• Pub date: Jul 11, 1994
• Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Library Binding, Others and eBook
• In other languages: other languages Libros en Español, llibres en català

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