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h_motionless's review against another edition
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
louiseabdalla's review against another edition
Terrible writing... The only thing this man can write about apparently is r*pe... Literally (almost) every fucking chapter has a mention of it in it... Never reading anything by him ever again...
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
talaalkamil's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
my biggest issue with this is how similar it felt to Post Office, which I read immediately before this. it was incredibly repetitive, genuinely identical stories and characters, so i think i need a bukowski break now. the content is repulsive and graphic, his writing style blunt, which is entirely what one expects from him. it is different, but probably only tolerable in small doses. some of the short stories were far too graphic and for what!
stories i liked: would you suggest writing as a career? the great zen wedding. a rain of women. animal crackers in my soup. the blanket.
stories i liked: would you suggest writing as a career? the great zen wedding. a rain of women. animal crackers in my soup. the blanket.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, and Sexual content
konna's review
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, and Alcohol
djvuuu's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
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