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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
nothing close to big sur and probably a lot like on the road which I remembered liking as a teen but likely wouldn't like anymore. I'm not a fan of this one but this is still early in his career as he hones his craft at showing how to see and to live while finding an inner peace, and you can't give two stars to that, my friend
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book kind of makes me sad. I love the description of USA at the time, and his careless lifestyle, and I can understand why it started the "rucksack revolution". But I get the feeling that Ray / Jack is naive in his view of buddhism even though he had a lot of practical experience through meditation as well as theoretical studies. Especially naive is how he sees little difference between buddhism and christianity. There are a couple of stories in the book that really touch me though, and a sentence I will keep close as a quote: "Though the flesh be bugged, the circumstances of existence are still pretty glorious." (https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/168911-though-the-flesh-be-bugged-the-circumstances-of-existence-are)
pov that one guy in your party hostel got a little too high and started telling you about his crazy life story
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A fun trip. Not sure anyone outside of Japhy knows a damn thing about Buddhism.
bien interesante, por partes me aburria y me hubiera gustado haberlo leído en inglés
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a hard book for me to rate. There are moments where it is inspiring, moments where it is frustrating, moments where it is entertaining, and moments where it has you feeling sad. It is one of those books that takes you on a journey and when you're done it leaves you right back where you were, but you are somehow better for it without really understanding why. It is hard to get past the fact that all of these Buddhist experiments are taking place in Berkeley, CA by those entitled enough to have the opportunities. This makes some of their adventures tough to read, especially with how they justify incorporating women in demeaning roles. This book is good in that it makes you think, but there isn't much anyone should take away from these characters themselves.
inspiring
reflective