And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780802198891 (0802198899)
Publish date: November 10th 2009
Publisher: Grove Press
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
And the hippos were boiled in their tanks Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs (probably my favorite sentence of the book) :-)
And the hippos were boiled in their tanks is a brilliant collaboration between Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs. Written in alternating perspectives they tell the story of a murder. The plot is basically a description of the journey of a group of young bohemian artists through New York - in t...
Lacking their more experimental edges, but not a bad start.
Strange book, that it was. I liked the fact that the author is a hopeless cinic, and some of his jokes had a deeper meaning, that was nice. But then again, I didn't really like the book. I found it rather dull. Sparkless. That kind of thing.
This my 1st William S. Burroughs books and i enjoy his style of writing... Dialoge effect gives you the feeling of being there.Jack Kerouac I looked him up not knowing his work, enjoyed his part in this book, but none of his other works dont grasp me...any suggestions?Overall the back & fourth calla...
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