So I picked up The Dharma Bums tonight and I'm surprised because for the first time I can really READ it. I've been through it twice and never really known the book like I should have. All of Kerouac's words and sentences and such strung together and I couldn't really untangle the knot and make sense of it until now. Now I read the conversations between Ray and Japhy and I can hear them in my head. It's not just some dumb esoteric poetry bullshit, it's real language, a real conversation, and it took me nearly six years (if I remember correctly) to realize it.
It's magic, I swear to God. Anyone who hasn't, read something by Kerouac. Read The Dharma Bums because it's better than On the Road in my opinion. Now I'm thinking I should read all the books over again because maybe this time I'll glean something more from them. I'm in love all over again and it feels marvelous.
Sunday, February 29, 2004
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