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Postby Twystyd » Mon Jan 09, 2006 1:01 pm

I just finished up 'Naked Lunch' and highly recommend it to anyone that enjoyed 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'. I know Mourningblade would love this book. Burroughs is completely unchained and I was blown away by the fact this book was written in the 50's. One of the best Christmas gifts I received this year.
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Postby Augomatic » Mon Jan 09, 2006 9:01 pm

There's a fine line between brilliant artist on drugs, and guy on drugs writting complete nonsense. I find Burroughs is sometimes the former, but frequently the latter, at least by my opinion.
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Postby Twystyd » Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:25 pm

I found him to be surprisedly precise in Naked Lunch. This guy doesn't tip toe across many ethical lines, he flies over them Jesse Owens style. I would not advocate his lifestyle, but found his content amusing. It's also easy to breeze through for light readers. I did hear that only a few works from Burroughs are worth reading though for the reason you brought up Augo.
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Postby Rishug » Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:44 pm

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