A review by syahnazquamila
Women by Charles Bukowski

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

Every 5 minutes I felt like strangling Chinaski, yet I couldn't put it down. As I was reading it, a part of me wanted to understand him and his broken self, but I couldn't. I kept hoping that there would be some kind of turnover in his life. I hated him and his views on women turned me off, but I was rooting from him to at least heal from something. But after Ham on Rye, Factotum, Post Office, and everything in between... I realized that this is all there is - a pervy, drunken, old man. He's not the perfect main character, in fact he's a main character you stress yourself about. He's written out to be that way. Nonetheless, I still enjoyed the book. Sometimes it feels like there's no plot but I think that just goes to show how his life actually is - a drunk pervert fucking around, gambling, drinking, shitting, and sleeping. Yet, I kept turning pages after pages as I was so invested. Raw and funny (at times blood-boiling too), this book got me hooked. I liked the ending too :-).
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