/lit/ - Literature

>Betty's ass.

>And yea, I know, he's a pretty good read
>but god who'd wanna be, god who'd wanna be
>such an asshole?

damn...

How do into Charles Bukowski, /lit/? Also was he really such a misogynist as I've heard?

Hey /lit/ what are your thoughts on Bukowski?

>>4448865

Shutup, "dude".

>>4441024

What you must do is gather other stories and alter their symbolic references slightly.

Like, say, take satan and turn him into Lord Voldermort or Sauron, or take Jesus and turn him into Harry potter, or Neo or Frodo.

Focus the narrative upon the struggle between opposing the forces, say the batman or the joker, or technology and humans. Put something large at stake, like the end of all goodness or something.

Then take human archetypes and glamourise/fantasticalise them ie nerd, jock etc super brain and super muscle respectively etc let people see reflections of themselves in your writing, but not that it is so obvious to them that they project their neuroses onto the characters.

Involve politics, war, love, betrayal, characters and a load of butt fluff for children and voilah you have a masterpiece.

>>4416908

Your dad.

>>4380850

Hello, /lit/
I recently read Bukowski's Ham On Rye and wanted to ask, what are some similair books?
I also read Post Office, and while fantastic, it didn't conveyn the same emotions as Ham
I thought about getting Factotum, is it more like PO or Ham?

What do you guys think of Bukowski? I've only read a few of his short stories. Not sure about him.

>wake up, take a shit
>dont wipe
>drink
>be an asshole
>complain

Want to pick up a Bukowski collection because fuck it. Where to begin?

What does /lit/ think of Charles Bukowski? My friend recommended Post Office to me, but I'm not so sure. Is it worth my time?

Hi /lit/
I just finished Ham On Rye by Charles Bukowski, and want to read the next book in the Henry Chinaski series. However I want to read the series in chronological order - which book comes after Ham On Rye, i.e. starts after the ending of Ham On Rye?

>>3926281
mfw this guy is gonna look into Aquinas

an obvious one

Who gief a fog that I cant write rhymes. I'm all a Wake,
guy: kiss my dirty ass
nooo. i'm a pro, I only kiss and swallow.
(he's gay..)
Got in my VW, drowe up to Marnie, we got drunk, we fucked.
.

Where should I start with this nigga?

The only way to cure /lit/ is to increase the amount of Bukowski threads.

hi /lit/ I have just finished post office and it was magnificent. what bukowski should read now? i'm kinda torn between poetry and books, is ham on rye the best one next?

What are your thoughts on Charles Bukowski?
I have just watched the movie factotum, finished the book obviously and then I'm going to read Post-office.
I have to deliver an assignment about Bukowski next week and I'd appreciate it if some of my fellow
bukowski fans shared some of their insights about Bukowski or factotum, or some of his other work.

Just finished reading Ham on Rye. Also read The most beatiful women in the town.
What should i read next from him anons?
Any suggestions will be appreciated!

> bukowski

> not a sexist piece of shit

Hey /lit/,

My grandfather's second wife just died. She didn't really like me too much, but one of her daughter's just asked me to find a poem to be read at her funeral.

What should I pick? Her family is 99% red neck country religious folk. I have to be sincere about this, but at the same time I'd like to pick something with an undertone. (picture highly related, she hated Bukowski. But does he have any poems suitable for a funeral?)

PS: This is very serious. I'm not too familiar with poetry, and will most likely pick something from this thread assuming we get something usable in here.