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So far I have had good experiences with Hemingway's work and would include him somewhere in my top 10 writers list, but I also gather he has reputation for being incredibly hit-or-miss and I am pretty sure I experienced a definite miss with Across the River and into the Trees, which I tried and...

Hmm, so far I've yet to find any poets whose work comes anywhere close to Buk's. I do like the Russian guys Yeveny Yevtushenko & Vladimir Mayakovsky & W.Whitman is great, but most of the poetry I've tried (inc. the classics) seems overly self-indulgent/romantic/lyrical...or about nature (I love...

Hi, not a particularly exciting thread but I have some gift money from xmas, and I thought instead of letting it go on booze, food or rent i'd re-kick my Bukowski collection (haven't bought anything for a while now). So far I have: Burning in Water... War All The Time The Days Run Away... Ham...

Hi, he seems to divide most into love or hate categories, but I was wondering what Bukowski fans think of James Joyce?...a great writer? or plain over-rated? I got thinking about Joyce right now, after working my way through War all the Time which came in the post today...in the poem The Last...

I finished this yesterday for the first time. Great! For me the stongest stories were: All the Assholes in the World and Mine, The Devil was Hot, A Couple of Winos, The Way the Dead Love, Dr Nazi and Confessions of a Man Insane Enough to Live with Beasts. Typically a fucked up mixture of the...

Any fans of Phil Ochs here? What a great musician. It might not be the same in the US but he is criminally under-appreciated over here. Billy Bragg is a massive advocate for his music, but still most people I talk to over here have never heard of him, which is a shame since he played an...

Okay I have Post Office, Ham on Rye & Factotum and I love them to bits. I'm gonna work my way through his novels & short stories too in due course but I also have a gorgeous Black Sparrow edition on 'Burning in Water....'. Now I have had it for a month or more but I still haven't got round to...

I have a black sparrow edition of Ask the Dust....I'm not sure when it was printed (I think sometime in the 80's) but it's in mint condition and has a really good quality feel to it. As I have another copy of the book I was wondering if they sell for much on eBay? or does that depend on the...

For a first Bukowski poetry book is this a good place to start? I know people's opinions will vary but how does this book compare with the rest of his work? does it have a particular feel/style too it that differs from his other books?

Hello from London! I'm new here and keen on getting more Bukowski. I got into Bukowski through reading John Fante and would like to get some more of the man who he influenced. I have read Factotum and a selection of his poems and reallly like his energetic style and honest writing. I am...

Hey everyone, First post here! I'd like to hear people's opinions of Henry Miller. I saw a book of his called 'Nexus' in a s/h book shop the other day but didn't have the time to read any of it and I was wondering if it is worth going back to buy? (if it's still there). I am a massive...