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Yeah, I'm reading a 'new' book that just mentioned our man
And it kind of started mixed feelings.
Anyway,
So thought I'd start this thread....
Los Angeles by Peter Moore Smith
2005
page 160 ->
"Farther over, on the backstreets of West Hollywood, people shopped for groceries and sex, they drank in bars, living out their Charles Bukowski lives in miniature, everyone a low-level, polite transgressive."
And this author is from NYC so...
That got me thinking too much too->
Is Buk really becoming more widely read/taught and accepted (Mr Peter Moore Smith has actually heard of and/or respects him)
Or is Buk just becoming a name synonymous with a life-style that this author's agent suggested -you best mention- if you're writing about LA.
BTW-> decent book so far... some real nice lines (and even paragraphs) here and there but basically very plot driven and there's nothing wrong with that.
So who will start the cousin of this thread?,
(the Yin to my Yang :) ) ->
Novels that drop Buks name pre 1994. (prehomously ?!)
Ok, getting too deep here,
But is this much of a gamble?->
I bet pre-death Buk refrences are more idolizing/familiar-with oriented,
and the post-death refrences are more geared to authenticating the author as hip.
Ha Ha ha, editing this and re-reading it, I had to pour me some merlot then looking at this book (making sure I got the refrenced Buk quote right) a drop fell on the page, 1/2 a line away from Buk's printed name. Too funny,
Our man is still thirsty and getting it!
Ok, so back on track,
Anyone else coming across his name in modern novels?
I'd love to read the line...
Zoom
And it kind of started mixed feelings.
Anyway,
So thought I'd start this thread....
Los Angeles by Peter Moore Smith
2005
page 160 ->
"Farther over, on the backstreets of West Hollywood, people shopped for groceries and sex, they drank in bars, living out their Charles Bukowski lives in miniature, everyone a low-level, polite transgressive."
And this author is from NYC so...
That got me thinking too much too->
Is Buk really becoming more widely read/taught and accepted (Mr Peter Moore Smith has actually heard of and/or respects him)
Or is Buk just becoming a name synonymous with a life-style that this author's agent suggested -you best mention- if you're writing about LA.
BTW-> decent book so far... some real nice lines (and even paragraphs) here and there but basically very plot driven and there's nothing wrong with that.
So who will start the cousin of this thread?,
(the Yin to my Yang :) ) ->
Novels that drop Buks name pre 1994. (prehomously ?!)
Ok, getting too deep here,
But is this much of a gamble?->
I bet pre-death Buk refrences are more idolizing/familiar-with oriented,
and the post-death refrences are more geared to authenticating the author as hip.
Ha Ha ha, editing this and re-reading it, I had to pour me some merlot then looking at this book (making sure I got the refrenced Buk quote right) a drop fell on the page, 1/2 a line away from Buk's printed name. Too funny,
Our man is still thirsty and getting it!
Ok, so back on track,
Anyone else coming across his name in modern novels?
I'd love to read the line...
Zoom