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i am a woman of many flaws but my biggest flaw will forever be that i - to my dismay - enjoyed this book very much and that i will probably read more Bukowski. you can throw tomatoes at me, i deserve it 😔

“When you drank the world was still out there, but for the moment it didn’t have you by the throat.” You wouldn't think this would be a four star book, a posthumously collected series of anecdotes and poems focused on one of Buk's two central loves, drinking and writing, though the two went hand in h Leggi tutto

Drinking for me it was or is a manner of dying with boots on and gun smoking and a symphony music background. drinking alone, I mean. that’s the only drinking— drinking alone being alone fitting the parts feeling the parts. of course drinking can kill you a cold shower can or a painting by Gaugin or an old dog on a hot day. I wo Leggi tutto

„desigur băutul te poate ucide o poate face și-un duș rece sau un tabloul de Gauguin sau un câine bătrân într-o zi caniculară.” Așadar, despre băut, băutură și bețivi numai de bine, în această antologie tipic bukowskiană, care marșează pe unul dintre subiectele sale preferate (alături de femei și de scriitori Leggi tutto

Fani Bukowskiego będą zachwyceni, a przeciwnicy dostaną pewnie mocny oręż do ręki po lekturze “O piciu”. Nie jest to lektura ani przyjemna, ani szczególnie łatwa, ale wiele mówiąca o samym autorze. Bukowski był pisarzem obsesyjnym, któremu nie zależało na “poetyczności”, a na tym, by po prostu pisać, Leggi tutto

I wasn't a fan of Bukowski before I read this book. I'm still not, but I wasn't before, either.