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    Five books.

    After finishing Ask the Dust, it's definitely number 1 (and Catcher is bumped off).
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    Five books.

    1. The Stranger by Albert Camus 2. Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut 3. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway 4. Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski 5. The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger
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    Did Bukowski ever say anything about Vonnegut?

    Vonnegut is one of my favorite authors. I'm curious to know what Buk thought of him.
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    Last CD you bought/ Book you read

    The last book I read was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Twain. Very good. Moving onto Huckleberry Finn now.
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    Favorite line from Buk?

    Also, I really like this passage from Ham on Rye: The problem was you had to keep choosing between one evil or another, and no matter what you chose, they sliced a little more off you, until there was nothing left. At the age of 25 most people were finished. A whole goddamned nation of...
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    Favorite line from Buk?

    The less I needed, the better I felt.
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    Any one else think Bukowski was... an anarchist?

    He frequently stated that he had no politics. And he denounced causes/movements. So, no.
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    In what order did you read Bukowski's novels?

    Post Office Ham on Rye Women Hollywood Next is Factotum. And then Pulp.
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    Obligatory Intro

    I'll keep it simple. My name is Austin. I like Bukowski. It's good to be here.
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