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Summer Reading Part II.1 – Naked Lunch

Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs is another one of the many novels that I have started and stopped reading over the last few years. I liked to tell myself that this was due to my heavy reading load from classes. Which was mostly true. It was also a fact that I enjoyed reading [most] historical documents or early English literature more than Naked Lunch, so it never seemed like too terrible of a sacrifice I had to make for my education. However, being out of school I find myself unable to excuse myself from Burroughs’ work because I have “more pressing matters to attend to” and am having to face up to the fact I just don’t like the novel.

I don’t think it’s the style, though I could understand how a lot of people would probably tire of trying to make their way through Burrough’s convoluted “drug induced” writing fits. In fact, another favored novel of mine, Glory Goes and Gets Some, is written in much the same style (and also about heroine addiction, interestingly enough). I am trying to withhold judgement until I get further into the work. As of right now it’s not bad, but it’s not good either. I could take it or leave it.

What perplexes me more is that I feel less inclined to read now that I am out of school. I do have more free time, I think. At least, I feel like I have less responsibility and thus should be spending more time catching up with my books. I work 15 hours a week, maintain the house, and care for the dogs. This is no easy task, mind you, because four dogs require a lot of attention. But it doesn’t feel as overwhelming as a deadline for a thesis.

I have such high hopes for things to accomplish this summer, but I feel like I still don’t have the time I need to get everything I want done. And come August I’ll be working back at the tutoring center (so I will work an accumulative full-time schedule), so if I can’t manage to enjoy myself now when will I?

Oh well. Every day as it comes, I guess. When I get back from my trip to Indiana, I am going to be crossing off “Scone baking” from my list of things to do. That I know for sure.