I reviewed Richard Cabut's last book, Dark Entries, earlier this year. Now he's back with a drug-fuelled beat/punk, love/hate story. Robert and Marlene are the last of the original punks, entwined in a relationship in mid-80s Camden. Marlene is filled with self-loathing, while Robert dreams of possibilities that seem so close but are simultaneously unreachable. … Continue reading “Looking for a Kiss” by Richard Cabut
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Re-reading Kerouac
"Standing on the street corner waiting for no-one is Power" - Gregory Corso I first read On the Road when I was 17. That's the perfect age to read Kerouac, to discover the Beats, and from the Beats to find Ken Kesey, Tom Wolfe's Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, William Burroughs, Hunter S. Thompson and so … Continue reading Re-reading Kerouac