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duckworth969

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11. And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks- Burroughs

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 03:28 PM

Sunday

Bohemian cast of characters generally dissipating their lives away. Told from the perspective of two different protagonists who are loosely based on Kerouac and Burroughs.

Easy read, mildly entertaining but nothing worth getting too excited about.

I read Junky which is my favorite Burroughs novel. Hippos has a similar style, but the situations and characters aren’t nearly as interesting.

Passed on Naked Lunch though I might try again later. Didn’t feel like spending hours looking up hipster terminology as I went along.

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