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17314097 No.17314097 [Reply] [Original]

This was very impressive. I'm not sure if it was any good, though.

>> No.17314106

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhj1G9EKJGI&t=90s&ab_channel=DuarteHarris

>> No.17314110

>>17314097
>This was very impressive. I'm not sure if it was any good, though.
You just contradicted yourself there, mate

>> No.17314116

>>17314110
If you're not baiting, you're likely suffering from a serious case of pseuditis

>> No.17314117

>>17314110
not really. a woman fitting 2 fists into her anus is very impressive but it isn't any good

>> No.17314122

>bukowski talking about good writing

No irony, right, brah?

>> No.17314131

How are Swinging the Maelstrom and In Ballast to White Sea?

>> No.17314197

>>17314131
Better, hopefully.

>> No.17314454

>>17314122
lmfao bukowski is like a faggot muddleheaded hemingway
lowry's under the volcano is an amazing feat of writing, one of the few books that made me feel like an addict

>> No.17314467

Bam bam bam

>> No.17315330

>>17314097
quick rundown?

>> No.17315371

>>17314097
I remember reading somewhere that the first pages are sluggish as fuck but then it gets better.
I have it on my shelf, but I’ve been reading shorter books. Is it worth or should I go on a nonfiction binge?

>> No.17315414

>>17315330
Purple prose, run-on drunkeness, endless symbols and allusion.

In there somewhere there's a story about an alcoholic diplomat living in Mexico and trying to win back his ex wife (not sure alcoholic is a strong enough word though)

>> No.17315883

>>17314097
I get what you're saying. For me it was both.