>>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
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
Desolation Angels is Kerouac's best, the poetry of Gary Snyder is good if you feel like blowing your mushroom cap.
>>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.
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.
>>45Read the 'Lunch, Mugwamp definitely is a filter. The book has many interesting concepts and ideas, but it ain't my favorite Beat book.