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A review by aloo_13
Women by Charles Bukowski
I think Henry Chinaski had a terrible need to feel loved and accepted and used his "arrogance" and extreme self-love as a defense mechanism. Some girlfriends even acknowledge how insecure he really was.
The way he treated women was his way of making himself stronger. There's a scene where he says he felt sage with Lydia on the floor; I think this means he felt in control with her in a submissive position. He's a really emotionally immature person. Didn't learn to independence himself from the rest. Unconsciously, his emotional stability depends on women. He doesn't love them but needs them in order to feel complete, strong and superior.
When he says he wants to fuck an 18 year old when he's 80, why? To feel he still has power.
This book is not about Charles Bukowski's sex life and many women. It's about a man insecurities and lots of mental problems. He also uses a lo swearing that comes out of frustration for basically not getting what he wants. He offends and denigrates his women because that's the only way he knows how to "love".
The way he treated women was his way of making himself stronger. There's a scene where he says he felt sage with Lydia on the floor; I think this means he felt in control with her in a submissive position. He's a really emotionally immature person. Didn't learn to independence himself from the rest. Unconsciously, his emotional stability depends on women. He doesn't love them but needs them in order to feel complete, strong and superior.
When he says he wants to fuck an 18 year old when he's 80, why? To feel he still has power.
This book is not about Charles Bukowski's sex life and many women. It's about a man insecurities and lots of mental problems. He also uses a lo swearing that comes out of frustration for basically not getting what he wants. He offends and denigrates his women because that's the only way he knows how to "love".