whats up, I'm new. Just discovered BUK... Also recently learned that my new favorite author passed away, over 20 years ago. Starting the 5th... novel I've read of his 6 available offerings, my first was Women. This is how I rank them so far (may change upon second reading):
1. Women
2. Ham on Rye
3. Post Office
4. Factotum
Currently reading Pulp, saving Hollywood for last for no particular reason. I'm sad that I've gone through the first four in a few short months (most recently I read Factotum in one day and Post Office in one week, I seem to be reading them even faster now). After discovering Bukowski I have realized that I only like his writing. He is the best. I'm hooked. No one else comes close. Everyone else sounds pretentious and full of drivel, filler.
I relate to Hank so well. I think that's partly why I like the books so much. Also the writing is so easy to get through, so entertaining and even when little is happening in the plot, so much meaning is there. I like how he breaks the novels up into short chapters, best utilized in Women, in my opinion.
I've recently started Love is a Dog from Hell but I'm not getting the same out of it as the novels, I may try some of the other poetry books (basically because I'm quickly running out of novels and I'm willing to read anything by Bukowski over anything by any other author at the moment), I hope that I'll come around on the poetry but it just isn't doing the trick for me right now :-/
Purchases I'm considering next (no particular order):
Notes of a Dirty Old Man
Hot Water Music
Most Beautiful Woman in Town
You get so alone sometimes it just makes Sense
1. Women
2. Ham on Rye
3. Post Office
4. Factotum
Currently reading Pulp, saving Hollywood for last for no particular reason. I'm sad that I've gone through the first four in a few short months (most recently I read Factotum in one day and Post Office in one week, I seem to be reading them even faster now). After discovering Bukowski I have realized that I only like his writing. He is the best. I'm hooked. No one else comes close. Everyone else sounds pretentious and full of drivel, filler.
I relate to Hank so well. I think that's partly why I like the books so much. Also the writing is so easy to get through, so entertaining and even when little is happening in the plot, so much meaning is there. I like how he breaks the novels up into short chapters, best utilized in Women, in my opinion.
I've recently started Love is a Dog from Hell but I'm not getting the same out of it as the novels, I may try some of the other poetry books (basically because I'm quickly running out of novels and I'm willing to read anything by Bukowski over anything by any other author at the moment), I hope that I'll come around on the poetry but it just isn't doing the trick for me right now :-/
Purchases I'm considering next (no particular order):
Notes of a Dirty Old Man
Hot Water Music
Most Beautiful Woman in Town
You get so alone sometimes it just makes Sense
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