Post Office by Charles Bukowski

Post Office

Charles Bukowski

160 pages first pub 1971 (view editions)

fiction literary funny reflective sad fast-paced
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Post Office suits readers who relish fast, darkly comic slices of working-class life that confront addiction and dead-end jobs without moralizing, offering raw laughs alongside sobering reflections on wasted time.

Description

This legendary Henry Chinaski novel is now available in a newly repackaged trade paperback edition, covering the period of the author's alter-ego from the mid-1950s to his resignation from the United States Postal Service in 1969.

Community Reviews

3.65
based on 8,657 reviews

Moods

funny: 75%

dark: 59%

reflective: 36%

sad: 32%

lighthearted: 18%

emotional: 15%

adventurous: 10%

challenging: 8%

tense: 6%

relaxing: 4%

informative: 3%

inspiring: 2%

hopeful: 1%


Pace

62% of readers chose fast
27% of readers chose medium
9% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
9% of readers chose A mix
87% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

13% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
62% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
56% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

19% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
69% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

94% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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