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Erections, Ejaculations, Exhibitions, and General Tales of Ordinary Madness
by Charles Bukowski
I read a translation for this book, or at least some of the tales that this title contains, which I can be sure of because there is a huge difference in the number of pages of the book I read to the one I'm reviewing. But I don't think I would have to read much more by Bukowski to know that I don't like his writing.
I could definitely see him being considered one of the greatest authors of his time due to the way he tells his stories, which is full of rawness both in language and content, yet slightly poetical when the sentences themselves are analysed, but I found his style too informal and pointless. Surely he writes about humanity in its core, its flaws and most natural ways of acting; I can't, however, see him as a great author, for his style doesn't struck me as something refined or the themes interest me. Furthermore, many of his stories follow some patterns (such as the presence of alcohol and violence to some extent), and even though they could only reflect the reality Bukowski knew, they contain no literary magic.
I could definitely see him being considered one of the greatest authors of his time due to the way he tells his stories, which is full of rawness both in language and content, yet slightly poetical when the sentences themselves are analysed, but I found his style too informal and pointless. Surely he writes about humanity in its core, its flaws and most natural ways of acting; I can't, however, see him as a great author, for his style doesn't struck me as something refined or the themes interest me. Furthermore, many of his stories follow some patterns (such as the presence of alcohol and violence to some extent), and even though they could only reflect the reality Bukowski knew, they contain no literary magic.