9/8/2023 0 Comments Women charles bukowskiAs though throughout the monotonous life of drinking and affairs, there's still a true human being somewhere in there. I can't say I got much out of it, except for a few laughs and one particularly striking characteristic: amidst all the drinking, sex, and laziness that is Chinaski's life and thought process, we are hit with "pangs" of wisdom and emotional introspection about both himself and society. It was interesting to read about the ease with which Chinaski beds women, but the plot repeats itself over and over again with a new woman each time until finally he's forced to realize that he's a scumbag and that he needs to change his ways and treat women with respect and dignity. The contrast between his pathetic ways and the lifestyles of some of the women that pursue him is large (belly dancers, health nuts, promoters, etc.).I can't say I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Deferred from military service, Chinaski travels from city to city, moving listlessly from one odd job to another, always needing. In one sense, he is absolutely spellbound by the women he meets. One of Charles Bukowskis best, this beer-soaked, deliciously degenerate novel follows the wanderings of aspiring writer Henry Chinaski across World War II-era America. This role women play in his life creates many complications. He is enraptured by women and the sexual possibilities they represent. He was born in Andernach, Germany, and raised in Los Angeles, where he lived for fifty years. Bukowski in the novel is a man absolutely powerless in the face of female sexuality. Chinaski appears in five of Bukowskis books as well as many short stories and poems. In Women, Bukowski writes about his semi-autobiographical main character by the name of Henry Hank Chinaski. Chinaski often questions why women give him the time of day, given he's a total low-life.but whatever he's doing as a newly famous poet certainly is garnering attention from ladies far more interesting than he. Charles Bukowski is one of Americas best-known contemporary writers of poetry and prose, and, many would claim, its most influential and imitated poet. Charles Bukowski is a famous German-American poet, novelist, and writer of short stories, best known for Post Office and Ham on Rye. This autobiographical recollection of Bukowski's encounter with woman after woman after woman (after woman) doesn't have a specific message, but it serves as a brutally honest look at the character's degenerate lifestyle as a womanizing alcoholic. An 18+ novel that reads like a children's book.
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