What books are you reading?
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Skipped though this as I can't get into reading books but some good ideas in it. Plenty of free downloads on the net
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phuketrichard
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I've always enjoyed reading Burroughs since the 60's
BUT i never knew how travelled he was
he lead a hell of a life>> an lived in some fantastic times
"Anarchist, heroin addict, alcoholic, and brilliant writer, Burroughs was the patron saint of the Beats"
“Almost indecently readable . . . captures [Burroughs’s] destructive energy, his ferocious pessimism, and the renegade brilliance of his style.”—Vogue
BUT i never knew how travelled he was
he lead a hell of a life>> an lived in some fantastic times
"Anarchist, heroin addict, alcoholic, and brilliant writer, Burroughs was the patron saint of the Beats"
“Almost indecently readable . . . captures [Burroughs’s] destructive energy, his ferocious pessimism, and the renegade brilliance of his style.”—Vogue
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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Big Daikon
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He was also a pederast and a wife killer. Spoiled rich kid, too.phuketrichard wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 8:56 pm I've always enjoyed reading Burroughs since the 60's
BUT i never knew how travelled he was
he lead a hell of a life>> an lived in some fantastic times
"Anarchist, heroin addict, alcoholic, and brilliant writer, Burroughs was the patron saint of the Beats"
Naked Lunch was a fun read for teenage me.
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Re Reading "Dice man"
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Big Daikon
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Norwegian detective novel. 
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I ordered a copy of Off The Rails in PP from EBay UK. $5 delivered.
Should get it by 2029.
Should get it by 2029.
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phuketrichard
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He often went with teenage ( 15+ age) boys in Mexico and Tangiers where he lived and where it was not considered immoral at the time> Not trying to justify it but merely telling it for what it was.Big Daikon wrote: ↑Sat Jan 15, 2022 12:28 pmHe was also a pederast and a wife killer. Spoiled rich kid, too.phuketrichard wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 8:56 pm I've always enjoyed reading Burroughs since the 60's
BUT i never knew how travelled he was
he lead a hell of a life>> an lived in some fantastic times
"Anarchist, heroin addict, alcoholic, and brilliant writer, Burroughs was the patron saint of the Beats"
Naked Lunch was a fun read for teenage me.
accidental wife killer, he was showing off playing William tell with his wife, she put a glass on her head and the gun accidentally fired low, or so he and the 2 witnesses say....he was convicted in absentia of homicide and given a 2 year suspended sentence. Happened in Mexico, its also the reason he gives that made him become a writer.
Neither take away for the fact he was fantastic beat writer
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Just starting this:
Very dense start. Will let you know what I think when it's finished.
Very dense start. Will let you know what I think when it's finished.
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I thought I was reading 1984 by George Orwell, but then realized it was just my local newspaper.
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