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    Pulp Or Short Stories Next?

    I think I will have to pick up a copy of that next actually. Cheers. I think tomorrow I will go to the bookshop and see what they have and choose a book of short stories at random aswell. That has served me relatively well so far with the poetry and having those to dip into alongside it...
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    Pulp Or Short Stories Next?

    So I own and have read all the novels multiple times, except Pulp that is. For some reason (well, I suppose for obvious reasons) I have never felt compelled to read it. I have also only read one collection of short stories and that was long, long ago. So basically my question is simple...
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    What are you listening to? The world needs to know.

    Trent Reznors new stuff with his wife. Its a bit meh.
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    Buk and Mainstream Culture

    Oh I agree that HMV isn't the greatest indicator. Its just that I very rarely see any literature in there that isn't either a film tie in or along the lines of Catcher etc so it startled me a wee bit. Now you mention it I remember that scene quite clearly I just don't think my head had ever...
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    Buk and Mainstream Culture

    Since I became a Buk disciple it has always interested me to see how he is perceived from various quarters. I had always assumed he was somewhat shunted by certain literary circles and also that he was too edgy to ever really be accepted into the popular consciousness. So this brings me to...
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    bill hicks documentary

    http://www.billhicks.com/ There is a trailer for the new documentary on the site. I understand it has been getting positive reviews.
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    New Bach-Bukowski CD

    Agreed. Sounds like it is kind of reducing the magic of both to the lowest common denominator to combine them. Just leave them both to breathe on their own.
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    Alice In Wonderland

    I am yet to see it. I somewhat rolled my eyes when I heard about it because it seemed so predictable. I am betting on a Burton/Depp Wizard of Oz remake sometime in the future as he seems to be running a bit low on ideas but I am still curious to see it, partly because I am still yet to see a...
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    Which do you prefer: Bukowski poems, short stories, or novels

    I think the poetry impacted me more. The novels are superb obviously and I really enjoy the fact that they are so easy to read yet still seem significant somehow. Some other writers who have written novels that affected me are an effort to bring myself back to but with Buk I know I can just pick...
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    Greetings

    Hello humans. I have been reading the site for a couple of months or so now and finally took the plunge. It appears to me that I am relatively young compared to the regulars of the site but to me it seems Buk is having something of a revival amongst my generation (or as much as a writer can...
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