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Junky by William S. Burroughs

hollyselph's review against another edition

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3.0

Lacking any humility and humanity whatsoever. Absurdly well-written, still difficult to enjoy.

paradaisboi's review against another edition

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dark funny informative reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

sorenlorenson44's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

A very interesting introduction to this time period, and the whole writing generation that came from him. The account is told in a very engaging way and was gripping thw whole way through. Mad unreliable narrator (or ig author) knowing his history and all that, but a very introspective account of addiction.

stephie's review against another edition

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dark informative tense

2.0

sunhat_cloudbelt's review against another edition

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dark funny informative fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

weejman33's review against another edition

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4.0

Finishing this in the same day as watching Requiem for a Dream might have been a bit much, not going to lie.

niionatan01's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

stickytoes's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

2.5

Burroughs is kind of a piece of shit 

melineegout's review against another edition

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dark informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

celi_readsss's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

las anécdotas e historias en si de la vida de burroughs se me hicieron entretenidas pero el libro esta escrito en su totalidad sin objetivo alguno. podria empezar y terminar en cualquier oración, se podría incluso dar vuelta la historia y no cambiaría nada porque es un texto increiblemente reiterativo y absolutamente para nada progresivo. el bill de la primera página es el mismo que el de la última y, en lo personal, eso no es lo q busco en un libro