Sunday 20 April 2014

A BLUE HAND - DEBORAH BAKER



RATING: D+

A rather dull read, I found. This book covered the preparation as much as the time spent in India of various famous Beat~tide personalities. Personally, I am more interested in their Indian exploration and understandings than the huge first chapter of US preparations. Mention of Tibetan Buddhism is present, but hidden within the main plots of who went where with whom. As an historical account it does more than as an informative investigation.

I would recommend the book to those interested in the Beat era and the early Western investigations of the Himalayan culture as well as fans of Ginsberg.

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