Reviews

The Bell Tolls for No One by Charles Bukowski

bipickard's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-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

1.0

thegreathailstorm's review against another edition

1.0

Is it bad that my favorite part of this book was the one with the ugly hog? And not that kind ugly hog. An actual ugly ass hog. I love that hog.

alands's review against another edition

challenging dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

jacob_maloof's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

3.5

bkish's review against another edition

3.0

My first experience of charles Bukowski and he was a good strong writer very earthy. It was a series of very short personal tales of him as a drinker and a sex lover. I think every story is true and he tells it like it was then.
After reading most of the book and the stories I realized nothing new was coming and I returned the book to our library.
I did enjoy the readings

samerulesapply's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

ladyliterateur12's review against another edition

4.0

This was a humorous collection of Bukowski's best filled with crass characters and situations that leave you thinking..."WTF?"

barbie611's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I usually love Bukowski, bit this one was a bit much (:

stacymania's review against another edition

3.0

3.5/5. A few diamonds is the dust, a bunch of alright stories and a few dark dabble in smut. All in all a good read for any Bukowski junkie like me!

bugfriend's review against another edition

dark sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Sexism

Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, Excrement, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Abortion, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Incest, Racism, Vomit, and Homophobia