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Very interesting. He brought up the decline of books as part of his decision to sell out, which is shrewd. I, for one, continue to buy paper books because they're simply easier to read than a screen. Plus, I can sell or give a book away when I'm done with it. When I look at book reviews online...

10/10 thread. Makes me almost miss working a job where I got calls from schizophrenics at 2am.

"Hell boils with laughter."

Been reading Last Exit to Brooklyn. It took me a while to adjust to Selby's writing style, but it's very satisfying, and has a natural flow.

This is one time when I have to say that the forum is wrong. Shaw is a fucking genius. This book is about about a guy, right? And this guy, he rides a motorcycle and he's in love with a crackhead-philosopher-prostitute. I mean, as if this weren't cool enough already! But get this: he's addicted...

My local library has 1 item: The People Look Like Flowers At Last. The University of Texas library (a few towns over) has 53 items listed. There are also 133 items listed at a rare books center on the same campus which includes novels, poetry collections, art, etc. A lot of the books in the...

Next time you try something like this please, please record the call. It would be priceless.:DD

I really liked your Window Tramp story. That said, there ought to be a rule against promoting your writing in a first post.

Shiver me timbers! This thread has been struck by the curse of J Martin!

You need a picture of yourself on the cover of the book, preferably holding a beer while showing off your awesome snake tattoo.

Are you implying that you aren't full of it now?

Thanks, skiroomalum. Now I've got a mental image of Céline performing an endless anti-semitic rant while tending a patient.

I started reading Bukowski at a university library in 2012. A year later many of his books had disappeared from the shelves. It wouldn't surprise me if someone is stealing old and/or rare books simply to sell them to bidders online.

You mean Semmelweis?

I created my forum account at 5:28am. It has no relation to Bukowski. :)

Merry Christmas, Danny Mac. And keep up the good work.

The film left me cold, with the exception of the ending, which was a nice touch.

He was not only useless as an officer and a bad influence amongst the men, but it was plain that at this rate he must soon kill himself outright, so nobody was much surprised, nor very sorry, when one dark night, with a head sea, he disappeared entirely and was seen no more. "Overboard!" said...

Finished reading Miller's Tropic of Cancer. Now reading Pimp by Iceberg Slim.

The user logged in. It was the forum member, 5:28. 5:28 was depressed. 5:28 was reading Bukowski edits.

Are there any chainsmokers on the forum? Anyone who has successfully quit? I've been smoking for about a year and have been having a hell of a time stopping. There's something very comforting about "taking a break" and going outside for a smoke. It breaks up the tedium of daily life. When I go...

What would Bukowski think of Bukowskiforum? :eek:

Currently reading The Shining by Stephen King.

I gave my copy of Junky to an acquaintance in Mexico City during Day of the Dead weekend. It was a good weekend.

Good points. The only thing I'd add is that Burroughs appears much less sympathetic to his characters than most. Even Bukowski and Celine show characters with rare moments of humanity. Does that make sense?