Women: A Novel by Charles Bukowski
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Book Reviews of Women: A Novel
Book Review: Keep it greasy so it'll go in easy
Summary: 5 Stars
Women is a autobiographical novel about Chamanski's (Bukowski's alter ego) life of excess (mostly with alcohol and sex) all the while he is giving performances as a beatnik writer. With a true rock star mentality, Chimanski has women falling all over him and his necessity to basically enjoy the wide variety of women around him inhibits his ability to ever truly love. Although chauvanistic and mysoginistic, his humanity never is completely veiled (all though it is definitely obscured) by his actions. Erotic to some, inappropriate to many, raw to everyone, this book deserves more attention that it gets. His prose is at the same time evocative and beautiful. No matter how much one dislikes the subjects, there is no doubt that his prose is special.Book Review: Graphic. Vulgar. Awesome.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the second novel by Bukowski I've ever read following Ham on Rye. This book chronicles the twisted stories and relationships with women that poet and author Henry Chinaski experiences. To say that this book is graphic is nothing short of an understatement, but with that being said I think that the rawness that is yielded in this book is what makes it so compelling. The chance to delve into the mind of such a lazy and self-centered character is irresistible. By the end I felt that I become lost in Chinaski's endless flow of vulgar relationships much in the same way he had. To anyone looking to get into Bukowski or just wanting to peer into the life of a ego-centric sex machine Women is a great place to start.Book Review: Women Problems Bukowski Style
Summary: 5 Stars
Bukowski is a writer you either get or you don't get. Most people claim he's far too harsh and that his prose is too vulgar. Well, Women isn't a book for the squemish. It's basically a follow up to Post Office. It's long after the protagonist Henry Chinaski (Bukowski) has established himself as a poet and living the life of some moderate fame and success. He still drinks excessively and messes around with mad women, the most impressionable being Lydia who is insane, he's always attracting the mad ones. This book was very enjoyable though I think only fans of Bukowski will appreciate it's verse. It helps if you are a misanthrope.Book Review: True Bukowski.
Summary: 5 Stars
I absolutely loved this volume of Bukowski's works. Not only was he an integral writer for his time, but he gave an insight into lifestyles that many in society/literature wanted to pretend didn't exist. His writing is raw, emotional, and upfront. He holds no punches in this book filled with not only what you would expect from Bukowski, but also a level of tenderness and vulnerability that surprises a lot of readers. While his texts may not be for everyone, I find myself engrossed and never disappointed by his brutal honesty and clever wit.Book Review: The most engaging novel I've read in a while...
Summary: 5 Stars
I've read many, many books over the past few years. Women, by Bukowski, is perhaps the most engaging. I'm not going to say the best, as I've dabbled in some of the "great books," but it drew me in, and as far as fiction's concerned, it's a winner. I'm a relatively slow reader, and I sat down and finished the entire thing in one sitting. It's coarse, and it's profane, sexist, and a number of other "-ists," but highly recommended nevertheless.