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Ididsoidid
Queer | William S. Burroughs
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Mehso-so

There is something oddly compelling to Burroughs‘ writing. His central character (and surrogate) is unlikeable, predatory, self-centred and desperate but I do feel sorry for him in some ways. 6/10

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danx
Queer | William S. Burroughs
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Pickpick

Spurred by the (way too long imho) movie I finally picked up a copy of Queer. Interesting and descriptive in its time and places, somewhat disjointed, not entirely satisfying but still good. More accessible than his later works. His protagonist isn‘t exactly likeable but I don‘t believe that is the intent. Glad to have finally read it.

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shortsarahrose
Adding Machine | William S Burroughs
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The free book table at my work has returned! 😆 I‘m sure some English instructor just cleared out their office, but I found a couple gems #BookHaul

AnnCrystal 😎📚💝. 5mo
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Daisey
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Panpan

✅ Another strange book marked off the 1001 list! Thankfully, it was short & fairly easy to follow at double speed. It‘s a disjointed mishmash of stories with way too much graphic M/M sex for me. Some scenes were interesting in how they were repetitively told with slight variations, but I didn‘t get the point. It wasn‘t as difficult of a read as de Sade‘s Justine, but I‘m giving it the same kind of rating.

#1001books #audiobook #DeweysReadathon

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Bibliobear
The Soft Machine | William Burroughs
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“Cut word lines — Cut music lines — Smash the control images — Smash the control machine“

“Storm the Reality Studio. And retake the universe.

Remembering William S. Burroughs on his birthday.

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Ladygodiva7
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Ideal book for October and it‘s #1001

Update: horrible book lol, do not recommend 😅

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Creadnorthey
My Education: A Book of Dreams | William S. Burroughs
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Mehso-so

There are moments of brilliance with some beautiful turns of phrase, and best when reading is uninterrupted. Unfortunately, some of it is barely accessible- you read for feel not content. Burroughs is not for everybody.

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SpaceCowboyBooks
The Burroughs File | William S. Burroughs
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Leftcoastzen
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#NovemberNarrative #Pins&needlesday I found this unusual little lion pin cushion at an antique fair in my neighborhood.I adore it.

Eggs Love it!! 3y
vivastory I've never heard of this Burroughs work! (Have I ever told you about the diner I used to go to that he would frequent?) 3y
vivastory I just looked at the wikipedia page for this book & it sounds wild. A remix of his cutup novels?! 3y
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Leftcoastzen @vivastory I guess in his Lawrence era? Was it a good diner? I‘d would have probably freaked out to if I saw him, he would hate that!😁 3y
Leftcoastzen @vivastory so I read it so long ago , but I did recognize the mash up of the other books.This paperback was published in 77 , I just found it in some used bookstore not realizing at first,it was only published in the UK.It was in storage for years & was unaware of the new edition till I checked Wikipedia.😄 (edited) 3y
vivastory It was a diner in downtown KC. I never saw him there, but he would stop there for breakfast after going to KC from Lawrence for his methadone treatments. 3y
LeahBergen Love the pincushion! I thought it was a little bull. 😆 3y
Leftcoastzen @LeahBergen when I first saw it ,I thought the same thing, Bull.😁 3y
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