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For me it would have to be William S Burroughs' Naked Lunch. Can't believe that came out in 1959

For me it would have to be William S Burroughs' Naked Lunch. Can't believe that came out in 1959

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How the HELL can you read that? I tried reading it and it's fucking impossible. It's like free-writing stream of consciousness with esoteric Russian history which isn't explained.

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I didn't read the entire thing but it's depressing and makes one lose faith in humanity..

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Well, you're smarter than me. I tried but it was such a slog. There was no structure. I'd love to read an edited and highly abridged version.

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There was no structure because he was writing day to day, recording things he experienced or was told about while he sat in prison. Kind of like a diary or journal. A historical record.

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That's understandable. There is an audio book online of it. Idk if that would help.