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Just watched the movie.

Considering reading the book.

Can someone describe the novel to me in less words than there are in this sentence?

>> No.2045944

awful

>> No.2045962

>>2045944
You are the expert on awful, so you would know.
After all, every second of your existence is awful.

>> No.2045966

Story of a heroic non-conformist who refuses to wear clothes while eating lunch.

>> No.2045989

>>2045944
>>2045962
lit seems to have the most and most awful tripfags

>> No.2046002

It's /b/: the book.

>> No.2046064

Not as good as the movie.

>> No.2046066

The book is awesome. Easily the best thing to come out of the Beat Generation. Don't listen to these plebians who didn't get it.

>> No.2046071

>>2045942
Gay revolution butt-triumph of literary will in 50s-vania.

>> No.2046076

>>2046066

Burroughs was not part of the Beat generation. He was the old guy they all worshiped.

>> No.2046083

The movie is almost nothing like the book. The movie is kinda sorta in a way about how the author wrote the book. Also, no ejaculating typewriters in the book, but plenty of ejaculating nonetheless.

>> No.2046085

>>2046076
No, they worshiped Neal Cassady.

>> No.2046159

Mugwumps and human boys have orgies of sex and drug use that culminate in hangings, decapitations and other executions.

One of my favorite books.

>> No.2046172

the pains of narcotic addiction as expressed through numerous fantastic and horrific vingettes.

>>2046076
You've got to be kidding.

>> No.2046243

STEELY DAN!

>> No.2046498
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>>2046243
I'll never forget when I read that line