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Reading The Yage Letters: Redux now. So far it's Burroughs the bumbling white man getting sick, getting hustled and saying obnoxious things about South Americans.
It picked up a bit and it was interesting to spot the bits and pieces that made their way into the later books, but not one of his best; Ginsberg's contributions in particular were a real chore to get through.
Onto The Wild Boys now and, barring the fixation on young boys, it's one of his best. A more elegant, ethereal Naked Lunch.