#and the hippos were boiled in their tanks

[sharkchunks]

“This book by Kerouac and Burroughs is about a beatnik stabbing, how can we make money off it?”

“Sell its title page on a baby onesie of course.”

#jack kerouac #william s. burroughs #and the hippos were boiled in their tanks #fashion #capitalism

[thescummanifesto]

#my art #and the hippos were boiled in their tanks #william burroughs #jack kerouac

[hopefully-multilingual]

books to read if you're in search for something new (in no particular order):

Cardiff, by the Sea

And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks

A Deadly Education

I Burn Paris

If We Were Villains

The Secret History

Neuromancer

The Woman Who Turned Into A Vending Machine

Salt to the Sea

House of Leaves

The Anatomy of Evil

Good Omens

My Sister's Keeper

Death in Venice

Sing to the Dawn

The Accidental Malay

The Power of Geography

Dead Poets Society

I have not read some of these books, and am unaware of the trigger warnings (if any) so I urge to you to look them up before reading if you assumed that they would be here, thank you and happy reading!

#cardiff by the sea #death in venice #the secret history #tsh #iwwv #if we were villains #my sister's keeper #and the hippos were boiled in their tanks #a deadly education #the scholomance #i burn paris #neuromancer #the woman who turned into a vending machine #salt to the sea #house of leaves #lit #literature #the anatomy of evil #good omens #sing to the dawn #the accidental malay #dead poets society #dark academia

[eatingpeopleiswrong]

#sketchbook scans #comic #sketchbook #and the hippos were boiled in their tanks #beat generation #beatnik #jack kerouac #william s. burroughs

[beatnikchick]

All over America, people were pulling credentials out of their pockets and sticking them under someone else’s nose to prove they had been somewhere or done something. And I thought someday everyone in America will suddenly jump up and say “I don’t take any shit!” and start pushing and cursing and clawing at the man next to him.

William S. Burroughs (written in 1945)

#literature #quote #tumblog #writer #beatnik #quotes #books #books & libraries #jack kerouac #william burroughs #and the hippos were boiled in their tanks

[charlottan]

every book i read at least a good chunk of in 2023 ranked under the cut grin😁

1. American Gods (2001)  by Neil Gaiman (currently reading) - simply a terrific book. Neil Gaiman at what I believe to be his best. Classic novel

2. Dhalgren (1975) by Samuel R. Delaney (currently reading) - monolithic 70s postmodern book that touches on issues of gender and race. very very good

3. Shantaram (2003) by Gregory David Roberts (currently reading) - very loveable and long book about the true story of an Australian man, arrested on heroin charges, who escapes prison to India and gets involved in arms trading. I'm only on like page 70 out of 900 but I'm deeply in love.

4. Going Postal (2004) by Terry Pratchett (currently reading) - discworld’s postal service! Plenty of hijinks. excellent book

5. Catch-22 (1961) by Joseph Heller (currently reading) - classic anti war satire, what can you say. Still ridiculously funny, the humor really doesnt age at all. it’s very screwball in a way that holds up. Such a joy to read

6. Sirens of Titan (1959) by Kurt Vonnegut - beautiful book, definitely my favorite of the three Vonnys that i finished this year. you can feel his love, as always

7. Cloud Cuckoo Land (2021) by Anthony Doerr- Charming book that spans multiple characters and time periods, all concerned with an ancient codex that symbolizes a sense of faith. I don't really remember this one much but I know I had a lot of fun reading it. Would recommend to anybody

8. Hell’s Angels (1967) by Hunter S. Thompson (currently reading) - very interesting book about, of course, the Hell’s Angels motorcycle club. Thompson becomes a fly on the wall, giving the reader a very, very, perhaps almost too close look at the bikers’ ways and rituals. Very good book if you’re into that sort of thing

9. Infinite Jest (1996) by David Foster Wallace (currently reading)- not much to say about the old Jest. classic annoying book. i read a good chunk this year :thumbsup:

10. Bag of Bones (1998) by Stephen King - average 90s era King. still just as gripping as his 70s and 80s work but with a more comfortable writing style i think. pretty good

11. Detransition, Baby (2021) by Torrey Peters (currently reading) - not much to say about this one really. Its pretty good so far though, pretty classic transfem lit

12. The Dead Zone (1979) by Stephen King - this book had a terrifically gripping second act but then it kindof goes off in a different direction in act 3. Or rather, it feels like act 3 could have been its own decent short story, with the first two acts together being their own novel.

13. Equal Rites (1987) by Terry Pratchett - transmasc king. Girl wants to be a wizard instead of a witch, average discworld novel, nothing memorable but still pretty good

14. Galapagos (1985) by Kurt Vonnegut - Ok vonny book. It definitely had some strong Vonny moments but overall felt a little Different from the rest of his stuff. But maybe in a good way

15. Deadeye Dick (1982) by Kurt Vonnegut - middling vonnegut novel. It was ok. But an ok kurt vonnegut book is still a really good book

16. On the Road (1957) by Jack Kerouac - classic beat novel. pretty good if you're into slice of life 1940s/50s stuff, which you probably arent, but if you are and you haven’t checked this out, go for it!

17. Nevada (2013) by Imogen Binnie - Decent, however it felt very bare bones in a way that, for instance, Detransition, Baby makes up for.

18. The Rum Diary (1998) by Hunter S. Thompson - To be honest I don’t remember this one At All but i know i read it in like 3 days so its gotta be good. Still cant put it too high in the ranking though sorry hunter

19. And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks (1945) by Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs - first ever book written by either of them, and it’s ok. It’s supposed to be a murder mystery but the murder doesnt happen until like the last 20 pages so idk

20. The Colour of Magic (1983) by Terry Pratchett - first discworld. Not that memorable but i wouldnt say it was bad either

21. 1Q84 (2009) by Haruki Murakami (dropped) - I really wanted to like this one. And i did, *mostly*. However, Murakami has this writing style that is obsessively technical and formal and makes for incredibly unnatural monologues, for one thing. This is just a personal preference though; I know it's very acclaimed. I'm honestly sad I couldn't make it past the writing style to enjoy it at least enough to make it through.

22. The Road (2006) by Cormac McCarthy (dropped) - too edgy

#book talk

[leechs]

what do you recommend reading from the beats?

obviously "on the road" is what a normie would call the quintessential beat novel so read that first but its not even in my top 5 ngl...junky, naked lunch, queer, are the big three for burroughs, next i would read interzone and hippos were boiled in their tanks, of kerouacs other stuff read dharma bums (sequel to otr), desolation angels, the subterraneans...poetry wise the collections howl and other poems and kaddish and other poems by allen ginsberg. literary outlaw is a good wsb bio too which gives you more info on the subculture itself... after youve read all this then you can move onto the more obscure shit but this is the necessary beat primer imo. also theres a collection called the portable beat reader that has some cherry picked stuff if you are truly too lazy

[stranger-comet]

Thank you @ice-sculptures for the tag!! ✨

• Last song: Accuracy by The Cure. But before that: all of Puberty 2 and Laurel Hell BECAUSE NEW MITSKI SONG AND ALBUM!!!!!!

• Currently watching: mmm lots, the new season of it’s always sunny, new season of wwdits. But yellowjackets is the one I’m trying to catch up on right now! Also rewatching malcolm in the middle.

• Currently reading: Women, Race & Class by Angela Y. Davis. Also making my way through the Stranger Things comics. Slooooooowly making my way through And the hippos were boiled in their tanks by Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs.

• Current obsession: Kennie J. D. on yt. I’ve been going through all her movie reviews 💗

@fizzypineapplesoda @nasa-peepoe23 i dare u

#answer game #personal

[friend-of-wisdom]

22, 23 and 24/100 days of productivity

Tuesday, March 28th

Those will count for thursday, saturday and sunday. I didn't have time to post cus I was doing so much stuff! The beginning of the week was quite awful for some personal reasons and I ended up not going to class last Monday, and going home earlier from college the next day. But then, on Wednesday night to Thursday I caught up with what was late! I read a lot of stuff for classes.

Saturday wasn't productive study-wise... I spent the whole day practicing a coreography! Yes, I dance, and yesterday was the most productive rehearsal I've ever had. So I'm counting the day in! Sunday was also a lot of dancing and after arriving home from practice and taking a cold shower (god, it was SO HOT that day, we were reaching 40⁰C degrees), I fought the procrastination and managed to do more stuff for college. I'm a little late with readings, tho, because this week and the one before were so stressing and busy.

Readings:

Introduction to Marx's Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Law (dont know if i translated the title correctly) - this was sooo dense, but i managed to understand most of it and really liked it

A letter from Lukács to Popper about Essays

And The Hippos Were Boiled In Their Tanks by Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs (this is not for class, but for my pure enjoyement)

Marx & Engel's German Ideology (also super hard but really cool)

Hope I have more energy soon, I have been so tired! Almost slept in class yesterday and today. I think next week I'll be able to rest a bit and then go back full force into studying.

#light academia #chaotic academia #philosophy #romantic academia #dark academia #studyblr #dark academia aesthetic #classic academia #philosophyblr #college #punk academia #art academia #study motivation #dancing #100 days of productivity #100dop

[whosafraidofvirginiawoolf]

Hi! For the book rec: and the hippos were boiled in their tanks ☺️

If We Were Villains by ML Rio

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Kill Your Darlings by Terence Blacker (no connection to the movie)

The Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

My Year of Rest and Relaxation and Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

#this is such a random list but you gave me one book to go off so i tried lol #asks #book recs

[professorr-lupin]

winter break reading list:

this is a bit of an ambitious list, but I am excited to read all of these!!

stardust by neil gaiman

the golden compass by philip pullman

the starless sea by erin morgenstern (reread)

franz kafka's selected stories

and the hippos were boiled in their tanks by jack kerouac and william s burroughs (tried to read once before, but couldn't get into it)

the shadow of the wind by carlos ruiz zafon (reread, everyone should read this book)

season of love by helena greer

red, white and royal blue by casey mcquiston (reread, new edition)

the chronicles of narnia by c.s lewis

#bookblr #book recs #reading list #winter #lgbt books #bookish #fantasy books #romance books #holiday books #reread

[iloveyouphillipmorris]

i’m rereading “and the hippos were boiled in their tanks” and have these freaks Always written like this or is this just a product ov thee early days .

[iloveliifee]

December ~ when it’s not cloudy, you get some of the most beautiful sunsets in winter.

It hasn’t exactly been quiet since there are so many things to do, but I did manage to sit down and have some tea, study a little, and start a book (“and the hippos were boiled in their tanks” for maybe the 5th time).

#blog #december

[inverttheory]

i love the beats but i just cannot get behind kerouac's writing style . it's so nothing . i remember reading and the hippos were boiled in their tanks back in 2016, and found it disappointing too . sorry mr. kerouac . i'll finish on the road in case my mind changes but i just don't find it appealing, or even that interesting .

[beatnikchick]

Broken Foot rereading And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks published posthumously, written by William S. Burroughs, and Jack Kerouac.

#literature #quote #tumblog #writer #beatnik #books #jack kerouac #william burroughs #book aesthetic #and the hippos were boiled in their tanks

[gildedcigarettes]

summer reading list

-color purple

-disneywar

-the little prince

-anna karenina

-In Cold Blood

-the power broker

-chasing rumours

-and the hippos were boiled in their tanks