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by William S. Burroughs (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Picador; New edition edition (9 Oct 1987)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330300164
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330300162
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Addictive writing, 24 Jul 2004
By Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Queer (Paperback)
Although Naked Lunch and Junky are great novels, Queer reveals the more human side of Burroughs, where one can actually empathize with the protagonist. The evocative descriptions of Mexico City in the late 1940s and his circle of friends, many of whom were fellow American expatriates, lend a special air of magic to the writing. The flashes of humour are always unique and refreshing, e.g. the amusing story of his imaginary journey to the "Upper Ubangi" in Africa. Queer remains a brilliant work whose many charms I intend to delve into again and again.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Sensitive and provocative, 7 Dec 2000
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Together with junky, Queer is the most accessible book Burroughs has written. They are his two first works, although Queer was not published until 1985, due to its dealings with homosexuality.

These two books are probably those texts where Burroughs is most connected with the Bet Generation, even if he is said to have been one o the Founding Fathers for the movement, together with Kerouac and Ginsberg. They were written before his cut-up method was created and are quite traditional in their narrative structure.

Queer is the sequel to Junky, where we hear what happens to William Lee in Mexico. The story deals with Lee trying to get off drugs and on to boys, but things do not always turn out that way. However, in comparison with Junky we hear very little about drugs and a lot about homosexual acts.

All in all, a good book, with Burroughs telling his stories as only he can do it. If you enjoy his later works, this book is an interesting iew of how he wrote before and how many of the same themes are still explicit already here.

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5.0 out of 5 stars CLASSIC, 27 Feb 2006
By Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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Although Naked Lunch and Junky are great novels, Queer reveals the more human side of Burroughs, where one can actually empathize with the protagonist. The evocative descriptions of Mexico City in the late 1940s and his circle of friends, many of whom were fellow American expatriates, lend a special air of magic to the writing. The flashes of humour are always unique and refreshing, e.g. the amusing story of his imaginary journey to the "Upper Ubangi" in Africa. It belongs to his early period when his writing was quite accessible, unlike the later, often incomprehensible work. Queer remains a brilliant novel whose many charms one can delve into again and again.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sad love story.
As other reviewers already have pointed out, this book is in no way "typical Burroughs" - actully it's completely the oposite of "typical Burroughs". Read more
Published on 27 Feb 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Burroughs still tells a good tale but this is not his best
Queer is a story of love and Mexico City, filled with the usual lyrical prose of William Burroughs. I read it in one session, bewitched throughout the evening, but in my opinion,... Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2001 by headisdead

5.0 out of 5 stars BRILLIANT WRITING
The 1985 introduction by the author is very poignant and valuable for a clear understanding of the novel. Read more
Published on 23 Jul 2001 by Pieter

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
An interesting and sensitive portrayal of Burroughs sex life at the time.
Published on 2 Jan 2001 by psychonaut-23@disinfo.net

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