Mike's review
Junky
by William S. Burroughs
Mike's review
Junky by William S. Burroughs
Mike's review
rating:
This was a teenage favourite of mine, that I re-read towards the end of last year.
It's a frank account of addiction, the highs and the lows, with no details spared (save Burrough's killing his common-law wife, which doesn't get a mention). I like the Raymond Chandler feel to it, and the bare prose. I also like the fact that the story meanders from place to place with the protagonist, and never really reaches a satisfactory conclusion. It's not a story, after all, it's an account, and Burrough's addiction continued. Spurred on by his association with the beats, I tried to read On The Road a view years back, but I really didn't take to it. Naked Lunch was a bit of a trial too!
It's a frank account of addiction, the highs and the lows, with no details spared (save Burrough's killing his common-law wife, which doesn't get a mention). I like the Raymond Chandler feel to it, and the bare prose. I also like the fact that the story meanders from place to place with the protagonist, and never really reaches a satisfactory conclusion. It's not a story, after all, it's an account, and Burrough's addiction continued. Spurred on by his association with the beats, I tried to read On The Road a view years back, but I really didn't take to it. Naked Lunch was a bit of a trial too!
