Talk:Naked Lunch

"Unfortunately because of its absurdity and strong drug content, the novel is often misinterpreted as merely a drug novel written by a delusional addict."

"Unfortunately" - Why?

"often misinterpreted as merely a drug novel" - by whom?

"a delusional addict" - what does that mean? Is it Delusional disorder or something else?

Duncan 06:15, 7 July 2008 (PDT)

Notes: Xenochrony

We do have a Xenochrony page. Duncan 06:48, 7 July 2008 (PDT)

Still having problems...

This was not a side project of Zappa's so needs another category - a single article about the Talking Asshole thing avoids such complications.

The book could not have captured the spirit of that which did not exist. It may have anticipated it but that is itself debatable - these things are more evolutionary than revolutionary.

William S. Burroughs, was hailed as a leader of this 'beat generation'? He was a founder of the small ("Three writers does not a generation make") but did anyone "hail" him as a leader?

Xenochrony is something more than cut & paste.

Duncan 13:37, 13 July 2008 (PDT)

I was about to edit the article...

...but I am still at a loss as to why we have a page about Naked Lunch on a Zappa wiki. The only Zappa connection is the reading of The Talking Asshole section - The Naked Lunch info could be included in the Notes on that page with a link to the fuller Wikipedia article. There may be a case for a separate Burroughs page.

Am I being too picky or is there a problem here?

Duncan 13:51, 13 July 2008 (PDT)