William S. Burroughs
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| Title | : | Queer |
| Author | : | William S. Burroughs |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 160 pages |
| Published | : | December 17th 1998 by Penguin Books (first published 1985) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. LGBT. GLBT. Queer. Classics |
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I have a passionate hatred for William Burroughs. I think even his fans have to concede that he's a degenerate piece of shit. I admit my prior experience with him consists of 5 pages of Naked Lunch and a couple biographies of various sorts, none of which fail to mention the pedophilia and him murdering his wife (I'm from Detroit, don't think for a second I buy his bullshit story), not that I'd hold that against him when rating this book. I went into this book expecting it to be about heroin abuse and gay sex, you know some fun light reading, instead it turns about to be a sober, heartbreaking tale of profound universal human loneliness: "In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality. It is as the mountains: a fact. There it is. When you realize it, you cannot complain." The fact that this book is great somehow only makes me hate him more. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Alright Burroughs, I don't like you and you don't like me, but I found this for .50 cents today so I'm giving you one more shot to redeem yourself . . . Don't Fuck This Up!List Books As Queer
| Original Title: | Queer |
| ISBN: | 0330300164 (ISBN13: 9780330300162) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Mexico City (México City)(Mexico) |
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Certain cult writing earns this status because the prose is so transparent and simple it instantly appeals to teenage males done with Easton Ellis and Kerouac who want to up their shock quotient before attempting to read Gravitys Rainbow for the first and last time. Queer fits the bill except, by todays standards, the book is a little prude in tight Speedos with its danglies between its thighs asking us to love it if wed only give it a chance. Will Lee is a homosexual-in-training in pursuit ofThe tone was relaxed yet captivating and I can see myself rereading it to see what I get from it a second time. In fact, some passages were so lovely that I reread them several times before continuing.
This is an interesting look into the heart and hormones of William S. Burroughs. In many ways it is quite sad how being a member of a counter-culture group back in an era where the homophobia and persecution of those who were not WASP's was violent and deadly stunted the expression and romantic feelings of a gay man. It is equally as sad, how little this nation has changed with his hatred and judgement of people.You come away with a feeling of bleak sadness for Burroughs that all of the love he
I enjoy a book about a hot mess, So I was more than a little excited when I came across this beauty at the thrift store. I mean how can you pass up a book with a penis on the cover written by a noted author?I began reading Queer, to look at how Burroughs used his real life to write "fictional" stories. I have been struggling with how to do this in my own writing, so I am seeking out models. This is a good model for me, because I'm don't think any of the other "characters" in this story would be
I have a passionate hatred for William Burroughs. I think even his fans have to concede that he's a degenerate piece of shit. I admit my prior experience with him consists of 5 pages of Naked Lunch and a couple biographies of various sorts, none of which fail to mention the pedophilia and him murdering his wife (I'm from Detroit, don't think for a second I buy his bullshit story), not that I'd hold that against him when rating this book. I went into this book expecting it to be about heroin
This is my first time reading Burroughs even though I've been meaning to for years. I admit that the generation of writers that he was a part of- the beat generation- has never greatly appealed to me. I can't really relate to being on the road and high all the time. But, at the same time, it does lead to great story telling. Queer had a bit of that crazy on the road feel. But, for me, it also had a ton of very intimate, private emotions that I could relate to. Lee's desperation for any kind of
Okay, Okay. I wouldn't go so far as to call myself 'homophobic' but let's just say I feel slightly uncomfortable reading a book with the title of Queer on a crowded train. And I am not talking about any standard commuter train. I am talking about a jam-packed sushi-fest of people that is the Tokyo commuter train. But I realize that it's nonsense to feel that way. Who cares? I'm a heterosexual man but do have some friends who are homosexual/lesbian and am totally cool being around them. Have no
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