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150 pages • first pub 1985 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books/Penguin Modern Classics
Publication date: 01 January 2010
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...
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Moods
reflective 52%
challenging 37%
sad 33%
emotional 26%
adventurous 20%
funny 16%
tense 14%
mysterious 12%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 34%
slow 24%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 3% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 6%Loveable characters?
No: 72% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 51% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%Average rating
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Addiction, Drug use, RacismModerate
Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual contentMinor
Hate crime, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence150 pages • first pub 1985 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books/Penguin Modern Classics
Publication date: 01 January 2010
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
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Drug use, RacismModerate
Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual contentMinor
Hate crime, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence