208 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141975665
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 01 November 1985
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 749 reviews
Moods
dark 51%
challenging 44%
sad 36%
emotional 28%
adventurous 19%
funny 13%
mysterious 13%
tense 11%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 29%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | A mix: 7% | N/A: 1% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 10%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug use, Addiction, CursingModerate
Pedophilia, Racism, Racial slursMinor
Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Ableism, Adult/minor relationship208 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141975665
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 01 November 1985
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 749 reviews
Moods
dark 51%
challenging 44%
sad 36%
emotional 28%
adventurous 19%
funny 13%
mysterious 13%
tense 11%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 29%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | A mix: 7% | N/A: 1% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 10%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug use, Addiction, CursingModerate
Pedophilia, Racism, Racial slursMinor
Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Ableism, Adult/minor relationship