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150 pages • first pub 1985 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books/Penguin Modern Classics
Publication date: 01 January 2010
Description
Originally written in 1952 but not published till 1985, Queer is an enigma - both an unflinching autobiographical self-portrait and a coruscatingly political novel, Burroughs' only realist love story and a montage of comic-grotesque fantasies that...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,086 reviews
Moods
reflective 54%
challenging 38%
emotional 29%
sad 28%
adventurous 19%
mysterious 16%
tense 15%
funny 14%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 1% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 64% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug use, Addiction, Drug abuseModerate
Racial slurs, Racism, PedophiliaMinor
Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Sexual assault
150 pages • first pub 1985 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books/Penguin Modern Classics
Publication date: 01 January 2010
Description
Originally written in 1952 but not published till 1985, Queer is an enigma - both an unflinching autobiographical self-portrait and a coruscatingly political novel, Burroughs' only realist love story and a montage of comic-grotesque fantasies that...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,086 reviews
Moods
reflective 54%
challenging 38%
emotional 29%
sad 28%
adventurous 19%
mysterious 16%
tense 15%
funny 14%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 1% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 64% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug use, Addiction, Drug abuseModerate
Racial slurs, Racism, PedophiliaMinor
Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Sexual assault