Charles Bukowski
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| Title | : | Notes of a Dirty Old Man |
| Author | : | Charles Bukowski |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | 2nd |
| Pages | : | Pages: 204 pages |
| Published | : | January 1st 2001 by City Lights Books (first published 1969) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Short Stories. Poetry. Classics. Literature. American. Writing. Essays |
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| Original Title: | Notes of a Dirty Old Man |
| ISBN: | 0872860744 (ISBN13: 9780872860742) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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I dated this guy Dave when I was living in Berkeley in the 70s. During this time he was a contributor to the Berkeley Barb, and the Barb was always getting free books, some of which he passed on to me. I am not sure if this was one of them, but he gave this book to me to read. (See my review on Nazis and Nudists by David Haldane.)Was this book great? No. Was it bad? No. It was just my introduction to the naughty world after being a goody two shoes as a child and as a young adult being a JehovahsRaw, Filthy, and confusing. This book takes a little bit to pick up but it's worth the read if you like stream of consciousness type deals. I enjoyed this but not as much as the poetry. I took off a few stars for what felt like lack of organization.
I really don't get what makes Bukowski so profound. Notes of a Dirty Old Man is the ramblings of a drunk and dirty gambler, always looking for his next drink or screw. Bukowski's writing is called Dirty Realism. That pretty much sums this particular book up. This book is a collection of little snippets of stories, based on Bukowski's life. He has no goals or aspirations. He barely works. The only thing he seems to have going for him is a large penis, but in my opinion, he's so dirty, smelly, and
An exotically intellectual ilk of read.Emphasised emotions, less-philosophical-more-empirical nature of almost everything 'viciously' came under the nib of Bukowski's pen in this semi-autobiographical journal, with unusual boldness and humorous conduit. "Well, class is something you see, feel, rather than define, you can see it in men too, animals. You see it in some trapeze artists as they walk onto the arena. Something in the walk, something in the manner. They have something inside AND
This one is not for the faint of heart, the delicate, nor the easily offended, but if you are bold, daring, and curious, it is somewhat entertaining. The rants, stories, and prose poems collected here are uneven in quality, but enough of them held my interest so that I was able to finish reading "Notes of a Dirty Old Man." Bukowski is so unflinchingly honest about everything, so don't read this if you can't handle the truth. He also exposes things some might wish they had never
Notes of a Dirty Old Man by Charles Bukowski is somewhat a autobiography of Bukowski himself but also his alter ego, Henry. This novel is mainly dealing with gabling, drinking and whoring which Bukowski is really good at, but what I find him to be even better at is his way with words and that does not show its true colours in this book. I read for the prose when it comes to this author, so I was very disappointed to find a lack so enormous that I could hardly get through the book. Still, the
I had this book on my TBR shelf for around 5 years... I don't recall where I picked up the name from, and why I had it... but it's possible that the time interested me... I enjoy the tales of dirty old men in general so here I am lets read this masterpiece. The author Bukowski used to write the column "Notes of a Dirty Old Man" for the newspaper Open City (which I never heard of obviously)... One day, someone decided to tell him "hey why not compile them and publish them as a book"... I wish I
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