You got it. I'll throw in a few k for good measure

siggy47

The Dharma Bums did a similar thing to me!

carlosfandango

nemo

You're right. His ability to romanticize what seems ordinary was a big part of his art. I had a college friend from Lowell. The Town and The City inspired me to read Thomas Wolfe. The Dharma Bums sent me down a little eastern religious rabbit hole.

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saloon

I have read a couple of biographies including the Ann Charters one and although they are informative around the details of his life and the real life characters; I enjoy the stories and adventures he recounts so much I almost don’t want to know the ‘truth’ other than how he portrayed it.