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weatherington's review
dark
emotional
funny
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
Sometimes utterly disgusting oftentimes achingly human. I love to hate him, this is classic Bukowski for better or worse.
sarahrose14's review
5.0
This is the first book of Charles' that I have picked up to read, as I always thought his style of poetry was not something I'd enjoy. I thought wrong. His raw and blunt poetry was some of the best I'd read, and I particularly enjoyed how he didn't make things flowery or drown you in abstract metaphors, it all felt authentic, like I was reading his exact thoughts. Highly recommend.
martysdalton's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Every Buk book is a five for me, baby.
poetloz's review
4.0
As always, there is so much beauty in this. Towards the end the poems reflect more and more on mortality. It’s interesting because it doesn’t ask if life was worth it or if there was more to do, it just says death is coming. But that might just be me.
cryptidreader's review
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
schmidtmark56's review
4.0
Extremely hit and miss postmodern poetry. Section III was the best of the book, and some near the end were great too. It looks like he usually writes mostly the same types of poems (Drinking, Horse Racing, Womanizing, street life, social isolationism, old man complaining, ars poetica, or some combination of the former), but it surprisingly doesn't get old. Despite the extremely varied quality of the poems therein, this collection was a breeze to read, and he's great at getting you to keep on reading. He's magnetic, even if you're abhored by him.
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