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A review by ajordan301
Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame by Charles Bukowski
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
“ have died too many times
Believing & waiting, waiting
In a room
Staring at a cracked ceiling
Waiting for the phone, a leste, a knock, a sound…
Going wild inside
While she danced with strangers in nightclubs… ”
I remember those nights & they had been etched onto my bleeding heart; frozen over, but then my love came & set blaze inside & my love then rose from the ashes like the phoenix. But I remember those nights.. Bukowski, even in his moments where he comes across as crass always finds a way to hit home with the next line, next page..
IV from 1972-73 were my favorites from this collection
“Each man must realize
I remember those nights & they had been etched onto my bleeding heart; frozen over, but then my love came & set blaze inside & my love then rose from the ashes like the phoenix. But I remember those nights.. Bukowski, even in his moments where he comes across as crass always finds a way to hit home with the next line, next page..
IV from 1972-73 were my favorites from this collection
“Each man must realize
That it can all disappear very
Quickly:
The cat, the woman, the job,
The front tire,
The bed, the walls, the
Room; all our necessities
Including love,
Rest on foundations of sand—
And any given cause,
No matter how unrelated;
The death of a boy in Hong Kong
Or a blizzard in Omaha…
Can serve as your undoing.
…”
RIP Bukowski, I’ll have a glass of scotch in your name soon
…”
RIP Bukowski, I’ll have a glass of scotch in your name soon