288 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780062326263
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ecco
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 3,049 reviews
Moods
reflective 54%
sad 54%
funny 45%
emotional 38%
challenging 19%
tense 18%
adventurous 9%
lighthearted 5%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 36% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 29%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | Yes: 9% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 2% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Sexual content, ViolenceModerate
Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, BullyingMinor
Animal cruelty, Cursing, Homophobia288 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780062326263
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ecco
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 3,049 reviews
Moods
reflective 54%
sad 54%
funny 45%
emotional 38%
challenging 19%
tense 18%
adventurous 9%
lighthearted 5%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 36% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 29%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | Yes: 9% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 2% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Sexual content, ViolenceModerate
Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, BullyingMinor
Animal cruelty, Cursing, Homophobia