318 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781841951638
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Canongate Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In what is widely hailed as the best of his many novels, Charles Bukowski details the long, lonely years of his own hardscrabble youth in the raw voice of alter ego Henry Chinaski. From a harrowingly cheerless childhood in Germany through acne-rid...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,718 reviews
Moods
reflective 55%
sad 52%
funny 45%
emotional 39%
challenging 20%
tense 15%
adventurous 12%
lighthearted 5%
inspiring 3%
informative 2%
relaxing 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | A mix: 7% | N/A: 1% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
No: 36% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 30%Loveable characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 79% | Yes: 8% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Violence, AlcoholismModerate
Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Sexual contentMinor
Animal cruelty, Cursing, Homophobia
318 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781841951638
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Canongate Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In what is widely hailed as the best of his many novels, Charles Bukowski details the long, lonely years of his own hardscrabble youth in the raw voice of alter ego Henry Chinaski. From a harrowingly cheerless childhood in Germany through acne-rid...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,718 reviews
Moods
reflective 55%
sad 52%
funny 45%
emotional 39%
challenging 20%
tense 15%
adventurous 12%
lighthearted 5%
inspiring 3%
informative 2%
relaxing 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | A mix: 7% | N/A: 1% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
No: 36% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 30%Loveable characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 79% | Yes: 8% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Violence, AlcoholismModerate
Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Sexual contentMinor
Animal cruelty, Cursing, Homophobia