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The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead (Burroughs, William S.)
 

The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead

by William S. Burroughs

The Wild Boys is a futuristic tale of global warfare in which a guerrilla gang of boys dedicated to freedom battles the organized armies of repressive police states. Making full use of his inimitable humor, wild imagination, and style, Burroughs creates a world that is as terrifying as it is fascinating.
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Liked It

muque and shylock tomes
  • Rated 4 stars

“this is rather like a long, incredible dream that just never stops surprising me. of the trilogy (_the soft machine_ and _nova express_ being the two to preceed this novel) i hear this is the most accessible, but have not yet read the other two...”

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Amber H
  • Rated 2 stars

“I really appreciated the lucid dreamscape, the transcontinental story lines, the open sexuality, but somehow it all just failed to add up to a compelling read for me. I wouldn't have guessed that it would be possible to have too many ejaculating penises in one story. Then again, Burroughs is anything but predictable.”

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  • Rated 3.448276 stars
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  • Rated 4 stars
  

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  • DanGallo

    dangallo said:

    “This book is the reason I will never read another Burroughs again. Except of course for Naked Lunch, but something tells me that won't exactly help me regain the faith. He is a void of storytelling.”

    posted Tuesday, October 2 2007 ( | view 1 reply )
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