THE DAILY BEAT: "What's your favorite Kerouac book?" poll ends soon

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

"What's your favorite Kerouac book?" poll ends soon

Our "What's your favorite Kerouac book?" poll (see right hand sidebar) ends in 4 days. So far, The Dharma Bums has a convincing lead. Let's see if we can push the total number of votes over 30!

Exercise your right to vote!

1 comment:

Kerouac fan said...: Hi Dick,

A fine site you run here - I always read it. My favourite Kerouac Book - Desolation Angels. The story briefly: Jack's On the Road catapulted me on the road when I read it, aged 16 in 1962. It 'spoke' to me. But when I caught up with Desolation Angels in a Manchester (England) library in 1966 it seemed a 'deeper' more relaxed read to me and I feel a lot of affection for the book. All best, Al of the Beat_Happening thread.; November 26, 2009 at 4:37 PM

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Reviews of The Beat Handbook

Gerald Nicosia, author of the acclaimed Kerouac biography Memory Babe, said The Beat Handbook is "full of Jack's heart."

Jared Randall, author of the excellent book of poetry, Apocryphal Road Code, said this about The Beat Handbook: "Sometimes a book comes along at just the right time. In my wandering pack of experiences, I find they often do. Enter The Beat Handbook by Rick Dale."

Kenneth Morris, Kerouacian extraordinaire, said this:
"I just finished reading Rick Dale's beautiful utterance and call to action of Kerouac mind-set and zen sensibilities. It made me laugh and reflect on my own life and road I have naturally grooved into after absorbing the Kerouac canon. The road less traveled always had my name on it. And that has made all the difference. The Beat Handbook 100 Days of Kerouactions reaffirms the attitudes and ideology that made the Beats and Kerouac the important men of ideas that America (and the world) thirsted for, needed, and swallowed whole. Beautiful, absorbing, Top Ten whipsmart from my articulate, tender-hearted friend and fellow traveler. Highly recommended."