The Place of Dead Roads: A Novel

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	The Place of Dead Roads: A Novel
	by William S. Burroughs Sales Rank: 335947	$10.20 At Amazon on 10-6-2008.

*Features* Cover Type: Paperback with 336 pages Published by: Picador May 4, 2001 Written in: English ISBN 10 Number: 0312278659 ISBN 13 Number: 978-0312278656 Book Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches Weighs: 10.9 ounces *Product Review* "It's a comedy . . . a nightmare . . . Bosch-like visions, extraordinarily precise vivid visualizations . . . outrageous ideas like mind bombs."—Allen Ginsberg "Powerful . . . a raging torrent of words and images . . . Burroughs, like Dalí, first draws from his insanity, then selects with reason. And what a master of the mother tongue he is—sculpted sentences, poetic prose, riffs that make you gasp in amazement . . . More accessible and murkily poetic than ever."—*Los Angeles Times Book Review* "One of the wildest rides into the Wild West, and other parts known and unknown, we will ever have."—*The Washington Post Book World* "A moving personal saga as well as a record of revolutionary vision."—*Chicago Tribune Book World* -- Review *Product Review* "It's a comedy . . . a nightmare . . . Bosch-like visions, extraordinarily precise vivid visualizations . . . outrageous ideas like mind bombs."—Allen Ginsberg "Powerful . . . a raging torrent of words and images . . . Burroughs, like Dalí, first draws from his insanity, then selects with reason. And what a master of the mother tongue he is—sculpted sentences, poetic prose, riffs that make you gasp in amazement . . . More accessible and murkily poetic than ever."—*Los Angeles Times Book Review* "One of the wildest rides into the Wild West, and other parts known and unknown, we will ever have."—*The Washington Post Book World* "A moving personal saga as well as a record of revolutionary vision."—*Chicago Tribune Book World* *Reader Reviews* This review is from: The Place of Dead Roads: A Novel (Paperback) This is only a little bit more coherent than Naked Lunch, but Burroughs seems to have become better at description since NL -- the descriptions of scenery, people, and everything else, are perhaps the best I've ever seen in the English language. Some people may be turned off by (or drawn by!) the graphic drug use, homosexual pedophilia, etc, but that's just a sideshow: Burroughs is a master of language and wording, and that's the big reason to read the book. This book is a must-read, even if only to see someone pushing the limits of language, writing, and imagination. See why the Beats considered Burroughs a literary mentor. Back To Top
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