Naked Lunch
Did I ever tell you about the man who taught his asshole to talk?
Author: William S. Burroughs
URL: https://read.readwise.io/read/01k0g6c7car2ve8kdnrcvb2yaq
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Take a look at all of my highlights, denoted here by unique ids. Ignore the single word highlights, some contain definitions below them, those can be combined in a "Words" list with definitions of each which we will do later. Given the other highlights, and the personal notes I made below them for some of them, give me a short essay describing the themes of the book, use quotes from the highlights and include outside sources if you find it helpful.
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Introduction by J. G. Ballard π
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Drugs are the ultimate merchandise, Burroughs has written, and he sees addiction as part of the global conspiracy by the presiding powers of our world β the media conglomerates, the vast political and commercial bureaucracies, and a profit-driven medical science β which are determined to reduce us to the total dependency of addicts, while teasing us with the mirage of transgressive sex. π
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Naked Lunch is both the addictβs fix, the rush of pure sensation through the brain, and also the stark and unsentimental truth about ourselves, our self-delusions and deceits, served with a dressing of the spiciest humour. π
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Introduction π