Naked Lunch: The Restored Text by William S. Burroughs

Naked Lunch: The Restored Text

William S. Burroughs

289 pages • first pub 1959 (editions) user-added

fiction classics challenging dark funny medium-paced

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...

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Community Reviews Summary of 3,113 reviews

Moods

dark 89%
challenging 81%
funny 42%
tense 26%
mysterious 19%
reflective 16%
adventurous 15%
emotional 10%
sad 10%
informative 8%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 48%
slow 31%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

N/A: 55% | Character: 20% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

No: 52% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 1%

Loveable characters?

No: 69% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 16% | N/A: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 9% | No: 7%

Average rating

3.13

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