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Works by the largely unknown, under-appreciated women of the Beat generation.

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1		Minor Characters: A Beat Memoir by Joyce Johnson 4.08 avg rating — 2,938 ratings score: 399, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Recollections of My Life as a Woman: The New York Years by Diane di Prima 4.25 avg rating — 584 ratings score: 295, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Off the Road: My Years with Cassady, Kerouac, and Ginsberg by Carolyn Cassady 3.94 avg rating — 2,570 ratings score: 295, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		How I Became Hettie Jones by Hettie Jones 4.06 avg rating — 653 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Memoirs of a Beatnik by Diane di Prima 3.68 avg rating — 3,775 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Baby Driver: A Story About Myself by Jan Kerouac 3.93 avg rating — 879 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Trainsong by Jan Kerouac 3.72 avg rating — 130 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Poems of Denise Levertov, 1960-1967 by Denise Levertov 4.33 avg rating — 206 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Collected Earlier Poems 1940-1960 by Denise Levertov 4.16 avg rating — 122 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Women of the Beat Generation: The Writers, Artists and Muses at the Heart of a Revolution by Brenda Knight (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 1,225 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Troia: Mexican Memoirs by Bonnie Bremser 3.47 avg rating — 60 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Skinless: The Story of a Female Survivor (Charmay: New York Noir, #1) by Maggie Moor (Goodreads Author) 4.62 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Two Serious Ladies by Jane Bowles 3.56 avg rating — 4,781 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		My Sister's Hand in Mine: The Collected Works of Jane Bowles by Jane Bowles 4.18 avg rating — 706 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Heart Beat: My Life With Jack and Neal by Carolyn Cassady 3.72 avg rating — 88 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		You'll Be Okay by Edie Kerouac-Parker 3.57 avg rating — 263 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		Nobody's Wife: The Smart Aleck and the King of Beats by Joan Haverty Kerouac 3.69 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18		Strange Big Moon: The Japan and India Journals, 1960-1964 by Joanne Kyger 4.36 avg rating — 55 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

18 books · 8 voters · list created May 9th, 2012 by Katie (votes) .

Tags: beat-generation, beats, feminism, women, women-writers

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