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289 pages • first pub 1959 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 29 January 2015
Description
Nightmarish and fiercely funny, William Burroughs's virtuoso, taboo-breaking masterpiece Naked Lunch follows Bill Lee through Interzone: a surreal, orgiastic wasteland of drugs, depravity, political plots, paranoia, sadistic medical experiments an...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,372 reviews
Moods
challenging 78%
funny 41%
tense 26%
mysterious 19%
reflective 18%
adventurous 15%
emotional 9%
sad 9%
informative 5%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
N/A: 50% | Character: 24% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 15%Loveable characters?
No: 74% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 16% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 7% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Drug abuse, Drug use, AddictionModerate
Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Death
289 pages • first pub 1959 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 29 January 2015
Description
Nightmarish and fiercely funny, William Burroughs's virtuoso, taboo-breaking masterpiece Naked Lunch follows Bill Lee through Interzone: a surreal, orgiastic wasteland of drugs, depravity, political plots, paranoia, sadistic medical experiments an...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,372 reviews
Moods
challenging 78%
funny 41%
tense 26%
mysterious 19%
reflective 18%
adventurous 15%
emotional 9%
sad 9%
informative 5%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
N/A: 50% | Character: 24% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 15%Loveable characters?
No: 74% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 16% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 7% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Drug use, AddictionModerate
Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Death