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Thank you everybody for the suggestions, I appreciate it. It's strange, I've never up until now thought to re-read a book. Yet, I've watched the same movies and heard the same songs time and again. And you make a good point - new insights and perceptions emerge depending on where you're at in...

Thanks for the suggestions. I have read Ask the Dust and really enjoyed it, so I'll definitely be getting into Fante more. I'm interested in Dan Fante as well, though it bothered me a bit when he slagged Bukowksi in an interview claiming he was overrated. Any favorite books of his to start with?

So I started reading Bukowski seven months ago and have since become obsessed with the man and his writing. I have never found another writer whose outlook on life seemed so similar to my own. I mean every insight he makes, every line of dialogue rings true with me. I am currently finishing...