Junky
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Description
William Burroughs, legendary drug addict, founder member of the Beats and author of Naked Lunch, relates with unflinching realism the addict's life: from initial heroin bliss to an unabated hunger for the needle, and the horrors of cold turkey and back again.
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I don't know.... it's a classic ok. It isn't written well nor is it entertaining or interesting. It doesn't have a plot line or any development to speak of. The characters are all strange and interchangeable. I work with addicts and use this book now to emphasize the defense mechanisms in addicts by reading a few passages in group therapy. The main character is not very likeable or interesting. The things he says/thinks about the effect of drugs or medication on the human body are SIMPLY WRONG and DANGEROUS and for readers not easily detected as such (at least I think)
Description
William Burroughs, legendary drug addict, founder member of the Beats and author of Naked Lunch, relates with unflinching realism the addict's life: from initial heroin bliss to an unabated hunger for the needle, and the horrors of cold turkey and back again.
Book Information
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I don't know.... it's a classic ok. It isn't written well nor is it entertaining or interesting. It doesn't have a plot line or any development to speak of. The characters are all strange and interchangeable. I work with addicts and use this book now to emphasize the defense mechanisms in addicts by reading a few passages in group therapy. The main character is not very likeable or interesting. The things he says/thinks about the effect of drugs or medication on the human body are SIMPLY WRONG and DANGEROUS and for readers not easily detected as such (at least I think)