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Naked Lunch
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text | William Burroughs
Since its original publication in Paris in 1959, Naked Lunch has become one of the most important novels of the twentieth century. Exerting its influence on the relationship of art and obscenity, it is one of the books that redefined not just literature but American culture. For the Burroughs enthusiast and the neophyte, this volumethat contains final-draft typescripts, numerous unpublished contemporaneous writings by Burroughs, his own later introductions to the book, and his essay on psychoactive drugsis a valuable and fresh experience of a novel that has lost none of its relevance or satirical bite.
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BarbaraBB
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Panpan

I should have known by now I don‘t like books about drugs. This one adds a lot of bodily fluids and genitals and, I give you that @TrishB , some wonderful sentences. Poetry maybe. Raw poetry. I can see why Burroughs was an inspiration to Numan and so many others back in the days but to me it was a struggle to finish. #1001books

jdiehr I, too, am NOT impressed by people's drug stories 3y
TrishB I didn‘t add at the time that I absolutely hated it! I wanted you to make your own mind up. But we totally agree. 3y
youneverarrived One of the few books I‘ve bailed on. Could not get through it 😬 3y
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RamsFan1963 @BarbaraBB @jdiehr If you don't like people's drug stories, then definitely skip Seth Rogen's Yearbook. It's funny but it's mostly about drugs. 3y
jdiehr @RamsFan1963 😄Thanks for the heads-up 3y
MicheleinPhilly Drugs and genitals? What‘s not to love??? 😉 3y
BarbaraBB @MicheleinPhilly Don‘t forget body fluids 😉 3y
BarbaraBB @TrishB You were right to do so. And I‘m glad we agree. I am no prude at all but reading racist child porn is just too much 😳 3y
BarbaraBB @youneverarrived I should have bailed too. A waste of time! 3y
BarbaraBB @jdiehr It‘s like reading the same story again and again don‘t you think? And thank you @RamsFan1963 , I won‘t 😉 3y
Megabooks I don‘t think I‘d like this either! 😬 3y
erzascarletbookgasm Ahh, I‘ll not bother with this one. Never read this author anyway. 3y
Suet624 Good to know! One less book I feel badly about not having read. 3y
AshleyHoss820 I‘ve read this one and Wild Boys by Burroughs and he is definitely a tough read. 3y
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Paperback.Propensity
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Bailedbailed

I'm all for experimental, so I was eager to read this. I had some difficulty with the style at first, but got into the rhythm quickly. I heard over and over it isn't meant to be read in order so I flipped through. But I just can't read this book. I understand why some things make no sense because drugs, but it's needlessly disturbing, like he put things in there just for shock value; I hate when people do that.

Maybe I will revisit some day.

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Amber0702
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Panpan

I heard so many interesting remarks about this book. So maybe for some this is different in a good way. This wasnt a novel or even a story. It's more the random thoughts of a junkie. For me, it was super confusing, and exhausting to read.

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ValerieAndBooks
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It‘s been a while since I posted an used book store haul! $1 trade paperbacks for the month of May 👍.

The trees have changed since the last time (two months ago) I took a book haul picture from this spot 😃🌳🌿🍃🌳

Tagged book is a #1001Books (as is Candide).

Henrik_Madsen Nice haul! 📕📕😃 5y
Christinak Great haul! ❤️📚❤️ 5y
PerksOfBeingABookworm Nice haul! My friend keeps telling me I need to read The Book of Speculation. I own it... just haven‘t gotten around to it yet. 5y
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Christine Great finds! 5y
AKinderman Loved The Book of Speculation!
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Dragon The Robber Bride is my favourite Atwood 👍🐉 5y
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KatieDid927
Naked Lunch | William S. Burroughs
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1. I find William S. Burroughs completely unreadable. I‘ve tried two of his books and just can‘t.
2. I buy and pack. I prefer packing but it takes more work.
3. I‘ll copy @j9brown and say all of middle school.
4. This is hard, probably Disney World smells. Can‘t pick just one.
5. Black Swann

#friyayintro @howjessreads

j9brown Spaceship Earth smell! 5y
KatieDid927 @j9brown Omg girl this reminds me I gotta text you this candle company Cheryl told me about that does Disney smells. They have that one! 5y
the_real_archimboldi I agree, I read Naked Lunch and felt like it was mostly a plotless regurgitation of dark subconscious ideas. I can see what he was trying to do with the novel but in my opinion the ramblings about drug use and violence grow tedious pretty fast. 5y
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Leftcoastzen
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📖Naked Lunch -William S. Burroughs
✍️Vladimir Nabokov
📽No Country for Old Men
📺New Girl
Nachos
#manicmonday #lettern

JoScho Nick Miller for the win! 5y
Leftcoastzen @Joscho yay ,wacky and wonderful Nick! 5y
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MStew
Naked Lunch | William S. Burroughs
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I read "Junky" by William S. Burroughs last year and enjoyed it, this one seems even more crazy!

Fun that Jack Keurac suggested the title "The title means exactly what the words say: naked lunch, a frozen moment when everyone sees what is on the end of every fork."

This book will be one wild ride!?

#classics
#fiction

KatieDid927 I haven‘t been able to get through a single one of his books haha. Good luck! 6y
plemmdog I loved it. Some claim it glamorizes drug use but I don‘t think anyone has ever described the horror of addiction as well as Burroughs has. 6y
MStew @plemmdog I agree! Junky was great as well! 6y
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Blaire
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“It‘s getting hot in here so take off all your clothes.” 🎶 #hotinhere #heatofjuly

Cinfhen I went the same direction 🤣😂🤣 #dirtyminds 😘😘 6y
BarbaraBB Haha, very good! 6y
Blaire @Cinfhen yep! As soon as I see that title the lyrics start in my head. 👌😂💕 6y
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Lcsmcat
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text | William S Burroughs Jr
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#Bookhaul from our morning at the antique shop. The tagged book for the #100EssentialNovels poster, The Once and Future King after reading H is for Hawk, and the Biltmore book because I love that house!

Lcsmcat @rubyslippersreads I can‘t decide whether to read it or the Mary Stewart trilogy first. Have you read 6y
MallenNC Have you read The Last Castle about the Biltmore House? I learned so much! 6y
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mcipher Both The Once and Future King and The Crystal Cave are amazing!! I‘m partial to Mary Stewart but I admit i never finished that trilogy. 6y
Lcsmcat @MallenNC I haven‘t. I‘ll have to look for it! 6y
rubyslippersreads @Lcsmcat Yes, I‘ve read and loved the Mary Stewart books. (I think there is also a fourth book.) I read The Once and Future King first just because I came across it first. 6y
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youneverarrived
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I think if I was #highforthis I might have gotten through it 😂 #aprella

Reviewsbylola I‘ve never read Burroughs and I‘m not sure I‘m up for it! 6y
BarbaraBB 😂😂 I read the tagged one by Burroughs, which was okay, but I never felt tempted to read The Naked Lunch ever since 😀 6y
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emilyhaldi Lol, I feel like there are a few books I've read that fit in this category 😆 6y
Mdargusch Good one! 😂 6y
youneverarrived @BarbaraBB ha I want to try reading Junky at some point. I‘ve heard that it‘s a bit easier to get through than this one. 6y
youneverarrived @Reviewsbylola i don‘t usually bail but I couldn‘t get past 50 pages of this. Confused the life out of me. I do want to try reading Junky though. 6y
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winemom
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This makes sense, considering the book does not. I suggest reading the last 80-something pages, before you try the first 200; they explain his, uh, thought processes or lack thereof. It‘s not necessarily a bad book, especially when you understand the backstory. Just don‘t expect it to flow with much logic.

Drugs are bad m‘kay?

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Jamesfahyauthor
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“The junk merchant doesn't sell his product to the consumer, he sells the consumer to his product. He does not improve and simplify his merchandise. He degrades and simplifies the client.”

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sisilia
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@teebe The package arrived today; snail mail took 3 months 😅 Thank you soooo much; it's very kind of you to send me these fabulous items. I love them all 😍 So here's a photo with all the books from BookDepository. Thank you, again! This is definitely the highlight of the week! 💃🏻

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jackalope321
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Look down at my trousers, they haven't been changed in months...The Spanish boys call me El Hombre Invisible - the Invisible Man...

tpixie Welcome to Litsy!! 🎉💕📚🎈 7y
Jess7 Welcome! 7y
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Journalismchik
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Finished on my flight home from Alabama and I honestly have no idea what I just read. It was mostly just a jumble of words that sometimes made sense but mostly made absolutely no sense whatsoever. I 100% understand why it was a banned book, and if I believed in book censorship I would say it probably should still be banned. I have been made more stupid by reading this book and can't believe I actually allowed myself to finish it. #NakedLunch

DivineDiana Now, I'm intrigued! My local organic grocery has a cafe called The Naked Lunch complete with framed photos of Burroughs! 7y
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youneverarrived
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I tried for a few weeks with this one and usually I like reading books that don't have an obvious plot but this is a whole other level of confusing! I wanted to like it and I might give it another go at some point but for now it's #notforme #jubilantjuly

Leftcoastzen I usually suggest people start with his first novel "Junky. "the post war underground rendered in a more traditional writing style. 7y
youneverarrived @Leftcoastzen Yeah I've heard it's a bit of an easier read to start out with I'll definitely give it a go coz Naked Lunch sounds like my kind of book but I just couldn't get past the complete disjointedness of it 😐 7y
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taresia
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Reading two Beat-classics at once and loving every single word 💕 #beats #kerouac #poetry #burroughs

DebinHawaii Welcome to Litsy! 🎉📚👍😀 7y
taresia @DebinHawaii - thank you 😂 don't really know how to handle this app yet but I'm working on it! 💞 7y
DebinHawaii @taresia It's not too hard. Just jump in and ask any questions you have. People are friendly and helpful. 👍 7y
Leftcoastzen That is one heck of a typewriter! 6y
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cpreja
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Yellow book covers!
#yellowcovers
#riotgram

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HardcoverHarlot
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text | William Burroughs
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Dafuq did I just read?

TrishB I remember reading this in my teens and having exactly that reaction!! 7y
AmandaL Yep... my thoughts exactly. The movie is bizarro too. 7y
Amandajoy I was got this book from a guy I liked in a secret Santa exchange. I had no idea what to think about him when I finished it. 7y
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Jas16
Naked Lunch | William S. Burroughs
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Not sure my shelves get any madder. #madworld #lyricalapril

Cinfhen Have never read this author 😦is his writing zany or more disturbing?!? 7y
Dolly @Cinfhen Is disturbing because the family is over the top bizarre. Gross, but I don't remember violence. 7y
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AshleyHoss820
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Mehso-so

Written during a years-long morphine addiction. I can't even give away anything because I'm not even sure what I read. I'll tell you this: It's graphic, not for the squeamish and worth a second read if you really want to fully digest it...*lunch pun, for the win* 72/1,001 #1001Books #RoryGilmoreChallenge

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Blaire
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#readjanuary #fortheloveoffonts "I know this one pusher walks around humming a tune and everybody he passes takes it up. He is so grey and spectral and anonymous they don't see him and think it is their own mind humming the tune." Naked Lunch. Read this in college and seems like such a college/early 20s read. Not sure what I'd think of it now.

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DRo
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This is a pretty crazy book but once you get to this chapter, the crazy just goes to a whole new level.

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BookBabe
Naked Lunch (Anniversary) | William S Burroughs
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Healthy post-workout lunch! @MrBook and I went for a nice long refreshing walk around our neighborhood, and the cold air felt so invigorating! Satiating my worked-up appetite with some sautéed kale and low-fat cottage cheese with cucumber and dill. Mmmm! ?

TheWordJar Not a huge fan of cottage cheese, but adding cucumber and dill has me rethinking that! Thanks! 7y
Suet624 Yum!!! 7y
Laura317 Must be a kale sort of day! We had quinoa and kale for supper. 7y
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JoeStalksBeck 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 7y
MrBook 😍😍😍 7y
LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 7y
BookBabe @Laura317 Ha! 😋👌🏻 7y
BookBabe @TheWordJar You're welcome! It makes it way yummier! 7y
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utterKATEness
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When final exam stress is getting to you, impulse buy #Beat novels and listen to Stevie Nicks.

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SoniaC
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#day25 #somethingforsept #bannedbooks #bannedbooksweek Just a small sampling of amazing books small fearful minds have tried to challenge and ban. The world is a better place with these books in it. If you don't agree that's ok ... just don't pick up a copy someone else will gladly pick it up.

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readingallthetime
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To be read in honor of a friend's passing. Here's to you Rich Meyer. I'll give it a try.

readingallthetime I stopped at 25%. Sorry Rich. Maybe I'll try another time. 8y
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Amandajoy
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Day 15: This has to be the weirdest book I've ever read. Still not sure what it was about, but I think it was written from the perspective of someone on an acid trip. Weirder was that it was given to me in a Secret Santa exchange by someone I really didn't know & I never got to ask him WTF. #somethingforsept #weirdbooks

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled That is the weirdest secret santa gift EVER 8y
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OrangeMooseReads
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My "stolen" haul. These were my big brother's, but are now mine because he left them in our parent's basement for a few years. I decided they needed a new home and so they now have one.

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TheCalmScribe
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Like new shoes make a small child run faster, I'm sure my new banned books mug will help me write better. It lists banned books when hot and redacts some of the text when cold. Plus my new banned books matches, for scale.

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outofprint
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Remembering William S. Burroughs, who died on this day, Aug 2, in 1997. #OOPquote

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Gregman6
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Some new books from today and from last week.

Trav Umberto Eco ❤️ 8y
BekahB Ursula Le Guin is amazing. Love the Deadpool figurine! 8y
Gregman6 @Trav He was so great. I'm collecting all of his work. 8y
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Gregman6 @BekahB Agreed. I'm about to go on a huge Le Guin kick. And isn't that figurine just the coolest?! 8y
Trav @Gregman6 Nice -- and yes he was, wasn't he? It makes me want to reread The Name of the Rose. 8y
Trav @BekahB Second your enthusiasm with Le Guin! She is amazing. 8y
Gregman6 @Trav let me know if you ever want to do a read along. 😊 8y
Trav Yes, that would great! I'll let you know when I start reading it. 8y
Gregman6 @Trav My username is the same on Instagram if you'd like to follow me on there. Might be easier to communicate. 8y
Trav @Gregman6 Found you! Are you on Goodreads? That's another great place and much easier to communicate than here. 8y
Gregman6 @Trav I'm on there and I use it somewhat often. I'm not sure if my username is the same or how to look someone up. How can I add you? 8y
Trav @Gregman6 If you go to my profile here on Litsy, I have my Goodreads account linked on the top of my page. You can add me from there! 8y
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iamanidhwal
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text | William Burroughs
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My very first Beat book (and the only copy in my small bookstore in the province. Imagine my glee!). It's a non-linear narrative of drugs and road trips, so you gotta concentrate!

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outofprint
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Happy Birthday, William Burroughs!

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