288 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 006117758X
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ecco
Publication date: 29 June 2014
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 2,887 reviews
Moods
reflective 54%
sad 52%
funny 43%
emotional 38%
challenging 18%
tense 15%
adventurous 10%
lighthearted 5%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 21%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | A mix: 8% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 39% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 29%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | Yes: 8% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Alcoholism, Child abuseModerate
Bullying, Domestic abuse, Sexual contentMinor
Animal cruelty, Homophobia, War
288 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 006117758X
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ecco
Publication date: 29 June 2014
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 2,887 reviews
Moods
reflective 54%
sad 52%
funny 43%
emotional 38%
challenging 18%
tense 15%
adventurous 10%
lighthearted 5%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 21%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | A mix: 8% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 39% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 29%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | Yes: 8% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Alcoholism, Child abuseModerate
Bullying, Domestic abuse, Sexual contentMinor
Animal cruelty, Homophobia, War