The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac

The Dharma Bums

Jack Kerouac

244 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction classics travel reflective slow-paced

Description

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 understandi...

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Moods

reflective 82%
adventurous 77%
inspiring 42%
hopeful 22%
relaxing 22%
lighthearted 20%
funny 17%
emotional 13%
challenging 10%
informative 4%
mysterious 2%
tense 1%

Pace

slow 46%
medium 42%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 84% | A mix: 13% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 22% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 59% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 71% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 41% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 28%

Average rating

3.72

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