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was just thinking of buks first novel. autobiographical. everyone's one is that they always say, but 'it began as a mistake.' hah. my first reading buk began as one. kind of preceding beers to ensue post ham on rye. i also think buk may have been a bit crazy, or more than. i also saw somewhere...

almost as though it's either too hip or expected, or unhip or (academically) taboo to mention him. it's always something like (and i'm no literary...), "... and ... Burroughs, Thompson, and, incidentally, that Buk character." makes me kind of proud almost.

Not the poem, necessarily. Buk always brings up "style", and I was just wondering what's your take on what he meant. Or better, what's style to you? My take, and a hazy one, is style's the right proportion of grace and, -- another buk "term" .. -- class. I don't know if you were into...

Hello. I was wondering if someone could tell me what biography on Bukowski is the best one. It's always so interesting to read tales that give some perspective on the man behind the myth -- I read, for example, how he never went to the "rich" high school like he wrote in Ham on Rye, but the one...

How's my Bukowski quiz? Any constructive criticisms? http://www.okcupid.com/tests/4935329723386948696/Bukowski

Can someone tell me the name of this poem, in Neeli Cherkovski's biography, Bukowski: A Life, where Buk writes a poem about his father's death? I can't really remember, but it was something about him visiting his father's house to collect or get rid of his things, and I think acknowledging their...

Hello. Just found this article or short story (or journal entry?) by Bukowki former lover Linda King. Thought it was pretty interesting, especially since I'm reading Women again. Thought I'd post the link here for comments, posterity (?), whatever: http://lindakingarts.com/bukowski.htm...

Hey. So really, what other books are there besides Bukowski? I read all his novels a couple times and I need something else. I feel like I've got reader's block, which has never happened. Nothing else seems worth reading. There's no one else like Bukowski: I mean, smart, good writing, words I...

In what way does his writing make your feel? Is it you relate, or you just feel more in touch (with self), or puzzled? Hmm. Maybe there's no point to this, but I'll submit it anyway.

Any non-animated or non-short ones? Factotum was good, I think someone should make another, maybe Ham on Rye. Go all out. That would make a great film.

I was rereading Ham on Rye, I'm at the part where he is mowing the lawn for the first time. His father is very cruel, I think it's funny every time Chinaski would tell him, I'll kill you. I don't know if these experiences were at all exaggerated, like Buk getting hit in the leg with a 2x4 to...

I love the mans stories, read all his novels, a book of poems, one of short stories, watched the 4 hour documentary, the 2 hour one. Yet, for all the times I've fantasized about sharing a beer with the crazy, I wonder what he must have really been like. Maybe from a wiser perspective, who do you...

hey (and hello), can someone recommend any good books? if you're into buk, i probably trust your judgment :D ). anyway, i don't need anything fancy-- i was big into crichton for a while, got into bukowski a lot, and need something new. i read h. thompsons (fear and loathing) gonzo style...