Reviews

Queer by William S. Burroughs

al_mutaghatris's review

4.0

Short and simple and wonderful.

wafadotcom's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

travisppe's review

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

2.75

bytheabyss's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

merrynthomas's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

jeevester_21's review against another edition

dark funny sad tense fast-paced

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

harebear's review against another edition

emotional tense

bmurray153's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

sarahbc93_'s review against another edition

2.0

I don’t know if it’s maybe just “American classics” or if it’s maybe me, but I didn’t understand a half of what this was about. In fact, the many pages of the drunken or drug addled ramblings that Lee goes on through the book, I just started to skip over.

There was a lot of talk of drink and drugs and boys that Lee found to be attractive and it was all just a bit surreal, if truth be told.

Burroughs does make some interesting points about loneliness and the desire for human contact, but I’m not entirely sure what else he was saying to be completely honest. Perhaps that’s for the best.

xanderelmore's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual content