You Get So Alone at Times That It Just Makes Sense
Charles Bukowski examines cats and his childhood in You Get So Alone at Times, a book of poetry that reveals his tender side. The iconic tortured artist/everyman delves into his youth to analyze its repercussions.
"The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles."--Joyce Carol Oates
"He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels."--Leonard Cohen, songwriter
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I like old man Bukowski more than I like young man Bukowski, but that doesn't mean that I like Bukowski.
He seems to have settled down a bit. He's much less of a pig. I wouldn't say there is a respect for women now, but the whore talk has dwindled.
for those readers now
sick at heart
believing that I'm a contented
man -
please have some
cheer: agony sometimes changes
form
but
it
never ceases for
anybody.
If I have to admire anything, it is his ability to continue going against the grain - critics be damned. There is an awareness with little/no apology. I like to think that I always value honesty but that abrasive (and often rude and demeaning) Bukowski really grated my nerves...if I'm being honest. I like this slightly less brash version with softer truths:
having nothing to struggle
against
they have nothing to struggle
for.
I'll keep reading Bukowski mostly because I went on a blind book spree one night and bought half a dozen thinking I'd adore them.
3 Stars
He seems to have settled down a bit. He's much less of a pig. I wouldn't say there is a respect for women now, but the whore talk has dwindled.
for those readers now
sick at heart
believing that I'm a contented
man -
please have some
cheer: agony sometimes changes
form
but
it
never ceases for
anybody.
If I have to admire anything, it is his ability to continue going against the grain - critics be damned. There is an awareness with little/no apology. I like to think that I always value honesty but that abrasive (and often rude and demeaning) Bukowski really grated my nerves...if I'm being honest. I like this slightly less brash version with softer truths:
having nothing to struggle
against
they have nothing to struggle
for.
I'll keep reading Bukowski mostly because I went on a blind book spree one night and bought half a dozen thinking I'd adore them.
3 Stars
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