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graceknapp's review against another edition
4.0
This was a beautiful written book of poems. Bukowski has a really unique perspective but it’s something that I can’t quite relate to. I have it a 4 for the skill of writing but I really couldn’t connect to the poetry in the same way others maybe can.
skylergrace's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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
4.0
belleisblue's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
colleenmk37's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-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
4.0
annacristofano's review against another edition
challenging
dark
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
qi_'s review against another edition
i cant keep reading this bullshit.
what the fuck charles bukowski, i'm bored out of my mind.
the poem, 'they, all of them, know' was the final nail in coffin for killing me slowly with this book.
it was about 3 pages of him listing people you could ask that hold NO correlation and then when it's revealed what you should ask them, it doesn't make any sentence and the line is barely a fucking sentence.
there were a few good poems but that's the bare minimum for me (like you have to have good poems for a poetry collection right..)
ones i liked:
- 2pm beer
- the singular self (not great but reminded me of fear and loathing in las vegas)
- sway with me
- no.6
my main problems with his poetry
- misogynistic and lowkey antisemitic
BUT PUTTING THAT ASIDE
- his poems rarely make sense because they are just the ramblings of an annoying old man
- there is no clear point to most poems. i mean you don't need to have deep meaningful poems but you AT LEAST need some beautiful imagery or just pretty sentences OF WHICH THERE WERE NONE
- the poems were too fucking long. i get having a couple of poems that go for like 2 pages but his are way too fucking long. AND THEY SAY NOTHING.
im done with this bullshit bye.
what the fuck charles bukowski, i'm bored out of my mind.
the poem, 'they, all of them, know' was the final nail in coffin for killing me slowly with this book.
it was about 3 pages of him listing people you could ask that hold NO correlation and then when it's revealed what you should ask them, it doesn't make any sentence and the line is barely a fucking sentence.
there were a few good poems but that's the bare minimum for me (like you have to have good poems for a poetry collection right..)
ones i liked:
- 2pm beer
- the singular self (not great but reminded me of fear and loathing in las vegas)
- sway with me
- no.6
my main problems with his poetry
- misogynistic and lowkey antisemitic
BUT PUTTING THAT ASIDE
- his poems rarely make sense because they are just the ramblings of an annoying old man
- there is no clear point to most poems. i mean you don't need to have deep meaningful poems but you AT LEAST need some beautiful imagery or just pretty sentences OF WHICH THERE WERE NONE
- the poems were too fucking long. i get having a couple of poems that go for like 2 pages but his are way too fucking long. AND THEY SAY NOTHING.
im done with this bullshit bye.
cryptidreader's review against another edition
funny
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? N/A