The author of 'Exterminator!' is none other than the legendary William S. Burroughs, a figure who practically redefined what literature could be with his gritty, surreal style. I stumbled upon this book during a phase where I was obsessed with Beat Generation writers, and Burroughs’ raw, fragmented storytelling blew my mind. 'Exterminator!' is this wild mix of satire, sci-fi, and social commentary—it’s like he took a shotgun to conventional narrative structure and rebuilt it into something unsettling yet weirdly compelling.
What’s fascinating is how Burroughs’ own life seeped into his work. The man was a walking paradox: a Harvard-
educated junkie who wrote about addiction, control, and rebellion with this eerie detachment. 'Exterminator!' feels like a series of fever dreams, blending dystopian visions with dark humor. If you’ve read 'Naked Lunch,' you’ll recognize that same chaotic energy, but here it’s almost more refined—if 'refined' can ever describe Burroughs. I’d say it’s a must-read for anyone into experimental fiction, though it’s definitely
not for the faint of heart.