A review by theostwt
The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac

adventurous emotional reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A much more hopefully vision of the future and through zen. Very nicely contrasts the desire to get lost and find yourself in on the road with a more spiritual and calming clear path towards nirvana . Having read the books in the wrong order the ending is very bittersweet given what happens in the Big Sur ,how the glimpses of the love of the natural world and the serenity it brings Jack are all eaten away by addiction. There are even hints of the coming end with the story of japhy and rays final argument when he rejects the meeting of the Buddhists to drink port on skid row again. My favourite so far