The Captain Is Out to Lunch and Sailors Have Taken Over the Ship by Charles Bukowski

The Captain Is Out to Lunch and Sailors Have Taken Over the Ship

Charles Bukowski with Robert Crumb (Illustrator)

144 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

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A book length collaboration between two underground legends, Charles Bukowski and Robert Crumb. In The Captain is Out to Lunch, Bukowski's last journals candidly and humorously reveal the events in the writer's life as death draws inexorably neare...

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Community Reviews Summary of 243 reviews

Moods

funny 87%
reflective 75%
dark 62%
sad 37%
informative 25%
relaxing 25%
challenging 12%
lighthearted 12%

Pace

fast 83%
medium 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 57% | Plot: 14% | A mix: 14% | N/A: 14%

Strong character development?

No: 66% | N/A: 33%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 33% | N/A: 33% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 14%

Average rating

3.86

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