The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Dharma Bums
Book Review: An exceptional tale of awakening and new visions.
Summary: 5 Stars
Perspective's of america,the west and a spiritual journey of sorts. Personal favorites of the story are the descriptions of Jack and his friend as they dance down a rock field and the advice of/don't worry if you fall,we are going down and you will still get where your'e going/let the waters flow and enjoy a beautiful tale with subtle catholic buddhist leanings.aza38Book Review: And then, he came to me to give me a reason . . .
Summary: 5 Stars
Kerouac is now the book that should be in the hands of all the youth that want to have an orientation on life. Japhy Ryder is now the man, and Ray is the way to get through this pathetic world. This author really came to give me a light in my sad life.
Book Review: Avalokitesvara's compassion at work!
Summary: 5 Stars
the Bums is an amazing account of the spiritual journey of a struggling catholic -- become part of the "rucksack revolution" described by Japhy Ryder (Gary Snyder) in the work -- do not let yourself become one of the living room zombies! the book itself is a great read that will keep all interested, mainly because it is true. well, hope you enjoy the work! PEACE.Book Review: Back to the future
Summary: 5 Stars
Now in 2008 I'm older then Kerouac ever became. But that's not important. When I first read the book I was nineteen, now I'm fifty nine. I still love the book and the writer and the characters. Of course Japhy and Han Shan and Ray. The search for wisdom, love, poetry, nature , living a pure life is from all times: Han Shan, Garry Schnyder, Jack Keouac in his best periode, no alcohol, no paranoia.Book Review: Beat Buddhist at Large
Summary: 4 Stars
This is probably one of the best samplers of the religious beliefs and lifestyle experimentation as practiced by the Beats. This so-called novel is actually another one of Kerouac's mini-autobiographies, in which he is calling himself Ray Smith. His good friend Japhy Ryder in the story is based on Kerouac's real-life cohort Gary Snyder. Rather repetitively, Ray, Japhy, and their fellow slackers spend much of the story getting drunk and discussing the very elementary Beat religion, which was merely a fractured collection of misunderstood Buddhism, counter-cultural irony, and a little under-utilized anarchism. Sure it was a weak "religion" but here it is for all to dig. We also learn a lot about how to live the unconventional life of a drifter, which may still be possible in a few isolated corners of America. The end of the story is a very impressive treatise on communing with nature and is the true treasure of this book, though it reveals a strange obsession with Gary/Japhy. This installment of Kerouac's philosophy isn't quite mind-blowing, but it can still be an enlightening read in this day and age. [~doomsdayer520~]