

Loading... The Soft Machine (1961)by William S. Burroughs
![]() Read (124) No current Talk conversations about this book. Randomness personified. ( ![]() Not an easy read, but worth persevering if you can take it! Hard work. Lo leì a los catorce y no entendì un carajo . Tendrè que leerlo nuevamente . I won't lie--I don't always understand Burroughs. However, I don't think understanding is always the point with his work. In fact, in this novel I think the entire point is to break and rebreak the reader's expectation of narrative again and again as an extension of the battle cry of the characters. Narratives lead to control lead to systems of control lead to systematic narrative systems of control. If we have any hope of solving and beating the Mayan Caper, giving up our need for narrative is the only hope. For that thought, and the twisting of the term "heavy metal" to mean something outside of metallurgy alone, this novel is a must read...encounter...experience... no reviews | add a review
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