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Harry Gamblor
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StillILearn said:I happen to know someone who knew Bukowski -- and yes, in the biblical sense. He was not actually the nicest man on the planet.
Tell me what to look for in order to better appreciate his writing, please?
Sorry, i didn't saw that you replied to my post.
Well i also don't think that he was a nice person. I guess he was pretty much a stupid bastard (most of the time), but some of his short stories are quite amazing and a really good read.
His books are a little bit repetitive and i don't think he was actually THAT good in writing entire books, it's just too long for him. I think he was better in writing short stories.
So i guess the best thing is to read some of his short stories and see if you like them. I wouldn't actually recommend his books, so far i didn't read a real memorable book written by him.
Hope this helped a little bit
StillILearn
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Well, I just went and took down my copy of "Women", and I managed to read some of it. What an empty, meaningless experience that man believed life to be. If I were he, I'd try to drink myself to death as rapidly as possible.
Harry Gamblor
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StillILearn said:
I guess that's exactly what he did
he tried to drink himself to death, or at least to try to forget the meaningless and emptiness, he believed life had.Women is not his best work and i would say, from his books, that Post Office is his best, mainly because it's shorter than the rest of his books. He is way to repetitive if his writing is too long. I believe that his short stories are his best works.
StillILearn
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muggle said:
Allende has two new books out. I bought both for my g'daughter. One is part of a kid's series and the other is about Zorro!
StillILearn
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jenngorham said:
I enjoyed The Girl with the Pearl, but I'd love to know how the other one, the one about Anne Bolyn's sister is? A different author, I believe?
i wrote a bit over here and then slacker seconded my opinion. it was my first phillipa gregory, but it won't be my last. i didn't write too much as i still don't know how to do spoiler quotes(working on that) but it was excellent. really well done, very engaging. when i finished it i spent a good part of the day looking up the tudors. i would highly recommend it.
wilderness
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michael connelly - the closers
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I'm in the middle of The Bear Went Over the Mountain. I keep thinking this would make a fun movie..
Jenem
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i am just about to finish The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger. the name of the book got my attention when i was at the book store- i had never heard of the author or the book. it is fantastic. beautifully written, funny, clever and sad. it's about a man who travels through time and meets his wife when she is a child. what a great book- so glad i bought it!!
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