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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
The only reason I got through as much of this trash as I did is because it made me feel better about my own poetry. Misogynist, racist, crude garbage.
I find there to be something inexplicably intoxicating about Bukowski's poetry and its vulgarity. I find there to be something that makes it impossible for me to stop reading—to stop myself from buying yet another collection. I appreciate the usage of language, the emphasis on the real, the attention to detail.
I found these poems to be extremely terrible. Despite my attempts to appreciate the language, I couldn't find any beauty or technical proficiency in them.
Just a sexually frustrated man rambling about the women he slept with and using all kinds of derogatory terms to describe them, without even attempting to create any sort of empathy for the character. The inclusion of pedophilia in "Girls in Pantyhose" and "The Girl on The Bus Stop Bench" was so revolting it made me stop reading immediately.
It was such a pain to read.
And no Bukowski, fucking so many women and drinking beer would absolutely not make you a good writer.
Just a sexually frustrated man rambling about the women he slept with and using all kinds of derogatory terms to describe them, without even attempting to create any sort of empathy for the character. The inclusion of pedophilia in "Girls in Pantyhose" and "The Girl on The Bus Stop Bench" was so revolting it made me stop reading immediately.
It was such a pain to read.
And no Bukowski, fucking so many women and drinking beer would absolutely not make you a good writer.
Honestly the worst Bukowski poems I’ve ever read. I’ve read 13 of his poetry books, by the way. I’m actually a fan, but it’s a complete wonder to me why this specific title goes around bookstagram a lot. There are many more better Bukowski collections to spend your time on than this one, like Sifting Through the Madness or On Love.
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
reflective
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Got me into a reading slump after I was reading quite regularly.