So dude was a pederast? Honestly I never liked him or Kerouac, didn't finish On The Road. I'd have to put Burroughs, Kerouac and Capote down as the three worst writers I've had the displeasure of reading. When people tell me On The Road is a classic I can't help but laugh. It's not even a cool novel, Kerouac is a whiny little baby. Capote wrote for the money and Burroughs thought he was in ancient Athens. Just for ****s mention at least none of them are as bad as Andy Warhol.