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Nancy J. Peters
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What I am reading
What I am reading rated it 7 years ago
The first 121 pages follow a clear concept, namely to explore the life of the Core-Beat poets Kerouac, Ginsberg and Burroughs. Those stories are either pretty much focused on their homoerotic sexlife or on the very basics of them moving around a lot while switching from one odd job to the next or ru...
sarah
sarah rated it 11 years ago
I find it difficult to write about this book. It's emotional and moving, but the prose is sparse, the stories are highly abstracted, and the grief, heartache, and longing are expressed so physically it's almost unbearable. It made me so uncomfortable I couldn't put it down. But then again, it's so b...
Minor Characters
Minor Characters rated it 13 years ago
An interesting read about an important piece of history for the arts and free speech in America. Perhaps the most interesting part, however, is that if one were to judge solely from Ginsberg's letters during the obscenity trial, one would get the impression that he was just about the only person wh...
Bright and Shiny Shiny
Bright and Shiny Shiny rated it 13 years ago
My favorite pieces were about Kenneth Patchen & the Beat Chicks. Who knew Louise Fitzhugh illustrated a book about a little Beatnik girl(Suzuki Beane)before she wrote Harriet the Spy.
Bright and Shiny Shiny
Bright and Shiny Shiny rated it 13 years ago
My favorite pieces were about Kenneth Patchen & the Beat Chicks. Who knew Louise Fitzhugh illustrated a book about a little Beatnik girl(Suzuki Beane)before she wrote Harriet the Spy.
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