Comments on: Book Review: Dharma Bums http://www.cragbaby.com/2009/08/08/book-review-dharma-bums/ Adventures of Rachel Strate (Wasatch Girl) and her chihuahua (CragBaby). Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:55:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: WasatchGirl http://www.cragbaby.com/2009/08/08/book-review-dharma-bums/comment-page-1/#comment-2506 WasatchGirl Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:26:42 +0000 http://www.cragbaby.com/?p=1054#comment-2506 KarloMarx,<br>Good job on finishing it. It is such a popular book I should have pushed through... but... I just caught myself not reading instead.<br><br>Thanks for your review. And good luck on your reading all the books you own goal. :)<br>Cheers.<br>Rachel KarloMarx,
Good job on finishing it. It is such a popular book I should have pushed through… but… I just caught myself not reading instead.

Thanks for your review. And good luck on your reading all the books you own goal. :)
Cheers.
Rachel

]]> By: WasatchGirl http://www.cragbaby.com/2009/08/08/book-review-dharma-bums/comment-page-1/#comment-2300 WasatchGirl Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:26:42 +0000 http://www.cragbaby.com/?p=1054#comment-2300 KarloMarx,<br>Good job on finishing it. It is such a popular book I should have pushed through... but... I just caught myself not reading instead.<br><br>Thanks for your review. And good luck on your reading all the books you own goal. :)<br>Cheers.<br>Rachel KarloMarx,
Good job on finishing it. It is such a popular book I should have pushed through… but… I just caught myself not reading instead.

Thanks for your review. And good luck on your reading all the books you own goal. :)
Cheers.
Rachel

]]> By: KarloMarx http://www.cragbaby.com/2009/08/08/book-review-dharma-bums/comment-page-1/#comment-2297 KarloMarx Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:05:12 +0000 http://www.cragbaby.com/?p=1054#comment-2297 This was my 3rd attempt at the book. I got on a "read all books you own before you buy a new book" streak. Hence my final attempt. <br><br>I read the 1st 1/2 and started to realize why I couldn't finish. That being said...I forced myself to finish (last night) and would give the book...2/5 stars.<br><br>:) This was my 3rd attempt at the book. I got on a “read all books you own before you buy a new book” streak. Hence my final attempt.

I read the 1st 1/2 and started to realize why I couldn't finish. That being said…I forced myself to finish (last night) and would give the book…2/5 stars.

:)

]]> By: WasatchGirl http://www.cragbaby.com/2009/08/08/book-review-dharma-bums/comment-page-1/#comment-1949 WasatchGirl Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:25:08 +0000 http://www.cragbaby.com/?p=1054#comment-1949 I do appreciate dissenting views. If you readers have a differing view, please let me know the reasons for your viewpoint rather than making personal cuts. I don't really appreciate personal cuts, but I do like a good conversation. I do appreciate dissenting views. If you readers have a differing view, please let me know the reasons for your viewpoint rather than making personal cuts. I don't really appreciate personal cuts, but I do like a good conversation.

]]> By: WasatchGirl http://www.cragbaby.com/2009/08/08/book-review-dharma-bums/comment-page-1/#comment-1946 WasatchGirl Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:45:44 +0000 http://www.cragbaby.com/?p=1054#comment-1946 Yosh,<br>Thanks for reading the blog.<br><br>However, if you notice I give the book a neutral rating of thumbs up and thumbs down, feeling like I couldn't tell someone to read or not to read because I didn't finish it. And obviously my viewpoint are going to be most negative, hence why I didn't finish the book. If I would have loved it.. I would have kept reading. And even though I didn't finish it, I feel the right to review. Just like how I feel the right to review a boulder problem even if I don't top it out. Or review a trail run if I run only 3 miles of an 8 mile loop. I feel like I should disclose the information of not completing something, but feel like my thoughts are still of value.<br><br>Also, all blogs have a different purpose. This blog is MY site that I use to track information, making it publicly available not as a revenue source, but just in case it is helpful to others (which I believe it is since I weekly get thank you emails). I am trying to read 30 books this year, finding the easiest way for me to track each book by writing a post on this blog. This blogs purpose is NOT to increase readership, but rather provide free content. I pay for the domain and hosting, sacrifice my time, and refuse to bombard readers with advertisements. If you do not like what I write, instead of spitting on my blog, please simply don't stop by. =)<br>Thank you.<br>Rachel Yosh,
Thanks for reading the blog.

However, if you notice I give the book a neutral rating of thumbs up and thumbs down, feeling like I couldn't tell someone to read or not to read because I didn't finish it. And obviously my viewpoint are going to be most negative, hence why I didn't finish the book. If I would have loved it.. I would have kept reading. And even though I didn't finish it, I feel the right to review. Just like how I feel the right to review a boulder problem even if I don't top it out. Or review a trail run if I run only 3 miles of an 8 mile loop. I feel like I should disclose the information of not completing something, but feel like my thoughts are still of value.

Also, all blogs have a different purpose. This blog is MY site that I use to track information, making it publicly available not as a revenue source, but just in case it is helpful to others (which I believe it is since I weekly get thank you emails). I am trying to read 30 books this year, finding the easiest way for me to track each book by writing a post on this blog. This blogs purpose is NOT to increase readership, but rather provide free content. I pay for the domain and hosting, sacrifice my time, and refuse to bombard readers with advertisements. If you do not like what I write, instead of spitting on my blog, please simply don't stop by. =)
Thank you.
Rachel

]]> By: WasatchGirl http://www.cragbaby.com/2009/08/08/book-review-dharma-bums/comment-page-1/#comment-1945 WasatchGirl Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:36:12 +0000 http://www.cragbaby.com/?p=1054#comment-1945 Ha ha... you only read 1/2 the book as well. Classic!<br><br>Ooooo... that IS a great name for a boulder problem!<br>Hope you are well, Steve.<br>Rach Ha ha… you only read 1/2 the book as well. Classic!

Ooooo… that IS a great name for a boulder problem!
Hope you are well, Steve.
Rach

]]> By: yosh http://www.cragbaby.com/2009/08/08/book-review-dharma-bums/comment-page-1/#comment-1944 yosh Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:02:49 +0000 http://www.cragbaby.com/?p=1054#comment-1944 You get a big THUMBS DOWN for giving a negative review to a book that you didn't even finish! That is poor form. The book deserves better. You get a big THUMBS DOWN for giving a negative review to a book that you didn't even finish! That is poor form. The book deserves better.

]]> By: Steve http://www.cragbaby.com/2009/08/08/book-review-dharma-bums/comment-page-1/#comment-1941 Steve Sun, 09 Aug 2009 11:56:05 +0000 http://www.cragbaby.com/?p=1054#comment-1941 Ah, I feel partially responsible.. ironically, I only read half this book too! :-)<br><br>I read 'On the Road' years ago as part of my beatnik apprenticeship and found it ok, but the Dharma Bums was way too much of a struggle.. ironically I was reading it whilst hitching round CA and bouldering in the Sierra... was hoping for some kind of connection with the story but just couldn't hack it.. <br><br>Great name for boulder prob though.. :-) Ah, I feel partially responsible.. ironically, I only read half this book too! :-)

I read 'On the Road' years ago as part of my beatnik apprenticeship and found it ok, but the Dharma Bums was way too much of a struggle.. ironically I was reading it whilst hitching round CA and bouldering in the Sierra… was hoping for some kind of connection with the story but just couldn't hack it..

Great name for boulder prob though.. :-)

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