There's probably a bit of context at the point where he wanders up to the wrong floor that makes it funnier. It's the line "This is really going to lift my spirits" that makes that whole exchange.Kow wrote:Not really. Bukowski is all about his style of writing. There are no stories in the traditional sense, only accounts of his drunkenness, womanising and philandering in general. Not everybody gets him, which is understandable, but there is a huge amount of humour, pathos and philosophy hidden in there.
Unfinished Tales is excellent as a companion to the Silmarillion.Bollockoff wrote:Been reading The Silmarillion as I thought it time I stop reading reference books on World War 2 and other bits of history and get some good fiction going. (And instead read a fictional history narrative, ironically). It's been over a decade and a bit since I read Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and i'd forgotten how much I love Tolkien's writing style. It's far too easy to get sucked into his work and the history of the Valar and the Elves.
Is his poetry worth a go? I imagine it has some of the Ginsberg charm to it.Kow wrote:Well, Bukowski is most definitely not a mediocre writer.
We now know his origin. Or it might be the Klan thing, I guess.FranticPea wrote:You're just biased because he has kow in his name.
ChattinWithChet wrote:Unfinished Tales is excellent as a companion to the Silmarillion.
Aaroncupboard wrote:So Im onto the final part of 'Deadhouse Gates' and it really is an exceptional book. The characters in this book have been even better than the first (although Whiskeyjack is still my favourite), particularly Felisin who has had such an epic journey so far. The moment when... seriously hit me hard, I was even close to tears on a packed commuter train. Good times!
The Daddy wrote:Finally got round to reading Consider Phlebas by Iain M Banks last week. About halfway in now and I'm loving it. Proper sci-fi adventure stuff so far. Can't help thinking it'd make a decent film.
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