No.40
>>39I've been up to Lowell before. It's a lot better than it used to be, at least from what I've heard. I've always known of Kerouac but I've never read On the Road before, thought I know pieces of his life. Perhaps it's time I gave it a shot
No.41
Ham on Rye - Bukowski
legendary, not technically 'beat' but close enough
Dharma Bums - Kerouac
Enjoyed it a bit more than On the Road
https://www.beatdom.com/allen-ginsbergs-first-trip-africa/Article about Ginsberg and his failed(ish) sex tour in Africa
No.43
Desolation Angels is Kerouac's best, the poetry of Gary Snyder is good if you feel like blowing your mushroom cap.
No.44
>>39Live by 3 of Kerouacs old houses. Love lots of his writtings. Read a bit of Bill and Allen and Herbert and others too, but none of them hold a candle to Kerouac.
No.45
Naked Lunch... normies are forever filtered by it because it's actually meant to be read as a manual to deprogram your brain from MKUltra conditioning and other forms of external programming.
No.46
>>45Read the 'Lunch, Mugwamp definitely is a filter. The book has many interesting concepts and ideas, but it ain't my favorite Beat book.