The Soft Machine
The Soft Machine is a 1961 gay fiction and queer science fiction novel by William S. Burroughs. Readers will find themes of gay men, homosexuals masculine and drug abuse.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 44 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 15 editions across 3 languages.
At about 182 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.
About The Soft Machine
In Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs revealed his genius. In The Soft Machine he begins an adventure that will take us even further into the dark recesses of his imagination, a region where nothing is sacred, nothing taboo. Continuing his ferocious verbal assault on hatred, hype, poverty, war, bureaucracy, and addiction in all its forms, Burroughs gives us a surreal space odyssey through the wounded galaxies in a book only he could create.
Quick answers
Who wrote The Soft Machine?
The Soft Machine was written by William S. Burroughs and first published in 1961.
What genre is The Soft Machine?
It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction and Queer Science Fiction.
How long is The Soft Machine?
The median edition has 182 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Soft Machine?
Readers who like it often enjoy Duluth, Worlds Apart and Dark Reflections.
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