Read in 2012 (from August 15 to 18) It took me a while to see if I liked the book or not. I did not initially liked the writing style. He seemed arid and vulgar. On the other hand, I see a lot of truth in it. Bukowski describes 'his' life as it is, without false embellishment. He skillfully mi...
Bukowski is a five star poet writing a three star story, averaging out to four stars: but with a +1/2 star for pure, unmixed vodkaric fucking artistic courage … if you’ll pardon the bland but necessary tautology. Instead of a Nobel Prize, a Purple Heart and a Medal of Honor should have been meted ou...
The writing itself was incredible, a real improvement from his first two novels, but the theme was underdeveloped. I'm no music theorist, but I'd say "Women" was more of a simple repeating canon, like "Row, Row, Row Your Boat," than a complex fugue like one of Bach's pieces from Die Kunst der Fuge. ...
Women is definitely not Bukowski at his finest, nevertheless, the book has its merits. In this book, we get a slightly different glimpse at Henry Chinaski, Bukowski's alter ego, and once we get past the same scenery in which the only thing that changes are the sets of legs spread before him, we are ...
Well, Last week was the Bukowski Week for me. Reading three Bukowski books in a week really counts for something. Plainly, it reflects my own predilections towards hedonism. Bukowski is a simple old hedonist, bless his black heart! Those who condemn him, they should go take their moral questions to ...
I always forget how much I enjoy Bukowski's writing, and then I'll pick up another of his works, start reading, and am flabbergasted by how long I let it sit untouched on the shelf. Women was no exception, and despite my disbelief at having ignored the novel for so long, I loved it.Then again, I'm ...
It has been quite some time I read this book. Well, it's not for the romantic novel fans or "only sugarcoating", that's a sure thing. Because of the subject and harsh language, you should be in certain mood or light-stage to read it.If you're in the mood, love reading about f@edupness, than don't mi...
You hear about people stumbling across Bukowski’s work somewhere and having this epiphany. They get this idea in their head that to write authentically one has to live this way. They want to lay in bed all day and drink beer while floating from woman to woman –dead end job to dead end job.The only d...
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