ricardo_reis's review against another edition

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4.0

Um diário tipicamente "Bukowskiano", onde entre corridas de cavalos, bebida, música clássica e uma visão errante sobre o ser humano, Bukowski partilha uma visão muito própria dos seus últimos anos de vida.

"A writer owes nothing except to his writing. He owes nothing to the reader except the availability of the printed page...The best reader and the best human is the one who rewards me with his or her absence."

"Writing is when I take death out of my left pocket, throw him against the wall and catch him as he bounces back."

conor_macritchie's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

vihren's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

joacocareads's review against another edition

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dark funny informative medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Bukowski invites you into his intimate space and let's you in on his routine and thoughts. Great way to get into a writers head; relaxing and calming.

delidousias's review against another edition

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4.25

enlightening view into the mind of the elderly and the cynical. preach!

agentcoco's review against another edition

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funny

4.5

shirin_mandi's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5⭐️
دوست دارم که در زندگی بعدی ام گربه باشم، روزی ۲۰ ساعت بخوابم و منتظر غذا باشم، در گوشه ای بنشینم و ماتحتم را بلیسم. انسان‌ها بدبخت و عصبی اند، تک بعدی فکر می‌کنند.

ناخدا ناهار رفته و ملوانان کشتی را تسخیر کرده اند
چارلز بوکوفسکی
علی همتیان
انتشارات شمشاد


5⭐️
Tale of ordinary madness
حکایتهایی از دیوانگی های روزمره

4.5⭐️
Pulp
عامه پسند

4.5⭐️
Ham on rye
ساندویچ ژامبون

4⭐️
Post office
اداره پست

4⭐️
Factotum
هزارپیشه

4⭐️
اعترافات مردی چنان دیوانه که با حیوانات می زیست

3.5⭐️
دختری با دامن کوتاه، بیرون پنجره اتاق من، انجیل می خونه

Hollywood to-read
Women to-read

armina_salemi's review against another edition

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4.0

Recommended to any possible writer-to-be. :)))
Dear crazy mad short tempered Bukowski. :))

barbie611's review against another edition

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funny reflective relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

poetloz's review against another edition

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2.0

It's not a bad book, just not a particularly good one. It's basically the nightly reflections of a talented writer. Some nights things are humming, other nights there's not much happening.