I realized the other day I have been slacking on these posts, mainly because I haven’t been reading as much as usual due to my current project and the book I am pretty exhausted by the time I hit the bed. Here is what I have gotten through over the last couple months:
Naked Lunch – William S. Burroughs
Geek Love – Katherine Dunn
Ok, so Naked Lunch is one of the stranger books I have ever read. I am not really sure what to make of it. It’s both brilliant and insane, and I have to admit I didn’t understand it all. This edition was interesting because it also includes some of the transcript from the indecency trial for the book, including testimony from Ginsberg and Norman Mailer… pretty interesting stuff.
I have had Geek Love sitting on my shelf for some time, and its not about computer geeks meeting on myspace or something… its about carnival folk. (Geeks being the guys/gals who bite the heads off chickens) It was an awesome book, not only a good story but also tackling the topic of our appearances and how they affect our lives. Very good stuff. (Thanks to Brendan for the recommendation)
-James
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