Queer by William S. Burroughs

Queer

William S. Burroughs

75 pages • first pub 1985 (editions) user-added

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
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For more than three decades, while its writer's world fame increased, Queer remained unpublished because of its forthright depiction of homosexual longings. Set in the corrupt and spectral Mexico City of the forties,Queer is the story of William L...

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Community Reviews

3.27
based on 1,827 reviews

Moods

dark: 63%

reflective: 52%

challenging: 38%

sad: 33%

emotional: 27%

adventurous: 20%

funny: 16%

tense: 15%

mysterious: 13%

lighthearted: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

41% of readers chose fast
34% of readers chose medium
24% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
10% of readers chose A mix
84% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

6% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
59% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

4% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
73% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

24% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
51% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

91% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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