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Junky

By: William S. Burroughs
Narrated by: Andrew Garman, Mark Nelson, T. Ryder Smith, Various
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Burroughs’ first novel, a largely autobiographical account of the constant cycle of drug dependency, cures, and relapses, remains the most unflinching, unsentimental account of addiction ever written. Through time spent kicking and time spent dealing, through junk sickness and a sanatorium, Junky is a field report from the American postwar drug underground. A cult classic, it has influenced generations of writers with its raw, sparse, and unapologetic tone.

©1953 A. A. Wynn Inc (P)2012 W F Howes Ltd Classics Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Fiction

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a partially autobiographical novel written from the perspective of a drug addict, very interesting and tragic in its details.
as mentioned in the introduction, the title was changed a long time ago from the original, "Junk", by one of the editors, i think it would have been nicer to keep what the author wanted and change it back, a very powerful title, "junk" being what the addict character/author himself calls drugs.
good performance.

interesting

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Very snappy pace and absorbing. Although a depressing subject it was never hard to read.
The narration was perfectly suited.

The best of the beat generation.

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Dont waste an hour and start with the actual story, skip the endless introductory talk and skip to chapter 4 where the story starts

Skip to chapter 4

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Never read William boroughs,this is the my first time,it's a fantastic book,boroughs goes into a lot details.i would recommend to anyone.

Fantastic book

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Really down to earth and unpretentious portrayal of the life of an addict, with most of what it entails. It neither wallows in the despair and futility of the situation, nor does it romanticise it. It still feels highly relevant today, and as far as Burroughs goes I'm told this is his most accessible work.

Feels very real

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