designwise's review against another edition
4.0
Driven to distraction by a tsunami of boy-sex, I found this book to be deviantly fascinating in the way in which it is constructed, the coded time snippets, the ever-shifting orientation. I may read it again but I have many more Burroughs targets yet in my sights. Next, Naked Lunch.
kirstenfindlay's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
quinto's review against another edition
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
kgbarreto's review against another edition
2.0
The first two chapters were kind of how I expected the whole book to be like — kinectic like a film montage, su(pe)rreal, full of interesting and odd characters, fast paced and with a distinct prose. But then it all derailed pretty fast. The randomness became unbearable at a point, the cut-up technique did more harm than good. I was sick of reading "rectal mucus", "Bowie knife", "phallus", and so on. In the middle section of the book there were at least a hundred subsequent sex scenes and while it holded my attention, it was like Burroughs was trying too hard while not trying at all. Junky being the only other book of his that I have read – and enjoyed – I expected more from The Wild Boys. Meh.
killeruncle5's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
jimgibreads's review against another edition
challenging
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
maybeams's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
congratulations you’ve won the “how many times can you use the word rectum” award by a LANDSLIDE!
only insane people should be allowed to write books?
only insane people should be allowed to write books?
sainte_v's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 . . . maybe even a 4. Took me awhile to get into it, possibly because I'd been reading a bunch of dry non-fiction and my brain hadn't clicked into burroughs-mode. Some individual chapters stand alone as solid 5s, particularly The Miracle of the Rose.
gabis2345's review against another edition
a mess of words in an endless disconnected/ disjointed ramble that somehow puts you in an atmospheric transe. absorb the words, don’t link them to a larger meaning. you start to think you might be following but then it makes no sense anymore and that is most certainly intentional. it feels like burroughs wrote it for himself not anyone else. it’s his way of expressing himself through his writing and for that it’s admirable. paragraphs read like chaotic thoughts. once you just accept that it can be a pleasant read. personally i consider it as an exploration on language and words and in that matter I appreciate it. in some lines I was impressed by his odd way of putting things into words and that made it somehow beautiful.
an incredibly unique reading experience. i’ve never been so confused in reviewing a book. but I guess that’s understandable since I was also confused while reading it.
i have really conflicting feelings towards it. i guess I’ll just accept it for what it is.
too much sex tho.
an incredibly unique reading experience. i’ve never been so confused in reviewing a book. but I guess that’s understandable since I was also confused while reading it.
i have really conflicting feelings towards it. i guess I’ll just accept it for what it is.
too much sex tho.