When the Buddha Met Bubba

by Richard Dixie Hartwell

When the Buddha Met Bubba is the heart-warming story of Billy Bob (Bubba) Coker, a redneck who reached rock bottom, until a freak head injury results in the appearance of his own personal Buddha. From that moment forward, Bubba is led on a humorous journey of introspection through the backwoods of the deep South and through his own flawed preconceptions and relationships. Recipient of the 2010 National Indie Excellence Award for best book in the New Age Fiction Category.

Genres: Fiction

166 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2009

Reviews

[Christiane · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved Bubba's voice and I liked the idea of a total Southern redneck like Bubba meeting up with the Buddha and being forced to take this journey into enlightenment. Unfortunately by the end of the book I felt like not only had Bubba learned too many lessons, so had I. The book stopped being fun for me and started being didactic, and frankly, the ending wrapped up a little too neatly and unrealistically.