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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Puzzling. It's caothic and funny, and at some points depressing, but it reflects life in the simplest way. Still, I am not quite sure exactly what to make of this book. I think Bukowski's writing, is one you have to be aware and prepared for before you start flipping the pages of your first Bukowski work. I liked this book. Quirky and different. Hm.
4/5*
EN~
Glad to meet Mr. Bukowski again and again it was one hell of a meeting.
I actually imagined myself in a really dark and gloomy bar sitting across Henry Chinaski (the main character and Bukowski's alter ego) with a yellow electric light over our heads while we drank some kind of alcoholic beverage, he smoked his cigarretes and told me the story of his years when he worked in the Post Office services.
This character is the typical loser that is constantly drunk and hungover, gambles and can't see a nice woman without thinking SEX. Everything about his life seems absolutely miserable and yet he just rolls with it. In between all of the misery of life, exploit at work, and wrecked "love" this man is able to keep his nerves and find a way to pull it through mostly by thinking "I don't care!". Maybe I should start thinking more like that!
Some episodes were really heavy and aggressive whereas some of them were comic and hilarious. The way this is written really pulled me into Bukowski's universe and made me feel like we were two losers at a bar having a melancholic and nostalgic conversation about life.
I enjoyed this novel more than my previous experience with Bukowski (Hot Water Music) because this had a much clearer narrative and some of the stories weren't so aggressive. Some of them were just sad and absolutely tragic. This was very entertaining.
Definetly Bukowski is a one-of-a-kind author.
.
.
PT~
Contente por encontrar o Sr. Bukowski novamente e novamente foi um encontro e tanto.
Imaginei-me mesmo num bar escuro e tristonho sentado à frente do Henry Chinaski (o protagonista e um Alter-ego do Bukowski) com uma luz elétrica amarela sobre as nossas cabeças enquanto bebemos algum tipo de bebida alcoólica, ele fuma os seus cigarros e me conta a sua história dos anos em que trabalhou nos serviços dos Correios.
Esta personagem é o típico falhado que está constantemente bêbado e ressacado, joga nas apostas e não pode ver uma bonita mulher à frente sem pensar SEXO. Tudo acerca da sua vida parece absolutamente miserável e mesmo assim ele deixa-se ir. Entre toda a miséria de vida, exploração no trabalho e "amores" destruídos este homem consegue manter a sua calma e safar-se ao simplesmente dizer "quero lá saber!". Talvez eu deveria começar a pensar assim às vezes.
Alguns episódios eram pesados e agressivos enquanto outros eram cómicos e hilariantes.
A maneira como está escrita puxou-me para o universo Bukowski e fez me sentir como um de dois falhados num bar a ter uma conversa melancólica e nostálgica sobre a vida.
Gostei mais desta obra do que da minha última leitura deste autor (Música para Água Ardente) porque senti que havia uma narrativa mais clara e algumas das histórias não eram tão agressivas, algumas eram simplesmente tristes e trágicas.
Isto foi um bom entretenimento.
Definitivamente Bukowski é um autor único.
EN~
Glad to meet Mr. Bukowski again and again it was one hell of a meeting.
I actually imagined myself in a really dark and gloomy bar sitting across Henry Chinaski (the main character and Bukowski's alter ego) with a yellow electric light over our heads while we drank some kind of alcoholic beverage, he smoked his cigarretes and told me the story of his years when he worked in the Post Office services.
This character is the typical loser that is constantly drunk and hungover, gambles and can't see a nice woman without thinking SEX. Everything about his life seems absolutely miserable and yet he just rolls with it. In between all of the misery of life, exploit at work, and wrecked "love" this man is able to keep his nerves and find a way to pull it through mostly by thinking "I don't care!". Maybe I should start thinking more like that!
Some episodes were really heavy and aggressive whereas some of them were comic and hilarious. The way this is written really pulled me into Bukowski's universe and made me feel like we were two losers at a bar having a melancholic and nostalgic conversation about life.
I enjoyed this novel more than my previous experience with Bukowski (Hot Water Music) because this had a much clearer narrative and some of the stories weren't so aggressive. Some of them were just sad and absolutely tragic. This was very entertaining.
Definetly Bukowski is a one-of-a-kind author.
.
.
PT~
Contente por encontrar o Sr. Bukowski novamente e novamente foi um encontro e tanto.
Imaginei-me mesmo num bar escuro e tristonho sentado à frente do Henry Chinaski (o protagonista e um Alter-ego do Bukowski) com uma luz elétrica amarela sobre as nossas cabeças enquanto bebemos algum tipo de bebida alcoólica, ele fuma os seus cigarros e me conta a sua história dos anos em que trabalhou nos serviços dos Correios.
Esta personagem é o típico falhado que está constantemente bêbado e ressacado, joga nas apostas e não pode ver uma bonita mulher à frente sem pensar SEXO. Tudo acerca da sua vida parece absolutamente miserável e mesmo assim ele deixa-se ir. Entre toda a miséria de vida, exploração no trabalho e "amores" destruídos este homem consegue manter a sua calma e safar-se ao simplesmente dizer "quero lá saber!". Talvez eu deveria começar a pensar assim às vezes.
Alguns episódios eram pesados e agressivos enquanto outros eram cómicos e hilariantes.
A maneira como está escrita puxou-me para o universo Bukowski e fez me sentir como um de dois falhados num bar a ter uma conversa melancólica e nostálgica sobre a vida.
Gostei mais desta obra do que da minha última leitura deste autor (Música para Água Ardente) porque senti que havia uma narrativa mais clara e algumas das histórias não eram tão agressivas, algumas eram simplesmente tristes e trágicas.
Isto foi um bom entretenimento.
Definitivamente Bukowski é um autor único.
dark
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Cool, funny.
My first Bukowski’s book.
My first Bukowski’s book.
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
funny
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes