Customer Reviews
In cold blood - By: RM, 30 Dec 2004 
One of the best short stories Bukovski's books, here you have the cold blood, in the skin, Buck's strait in the face writing. Very desquiting, because you may recognise yourself in your unrootenedness to sociaty, norms, aestetik clean facet of the human being. To read alone, when you feel that you have nothing to do with your frinds & rest of the world. Bukovski at his best. Essential!
A superb collection of Uncle Buk short stories - By: , 16 Nov 1999 This collection is an excellent example of Bukowski's style. The stories are diverse, fascinating & superbly written. Bukowski's tradmark no-nonsense technique is alll too prevalent in this book. From autobiographical tales of his drinking escapades to surreal ideas about Hitler becoming president of the United States, each & every one will excite a different part of your literary mind.
bent on bukowski - By: , 24 Apr 1999 My first brush with Bukowski was with "The Most Beautiful Woman..." while I was travelling in Central America. I found an old, torn paperback in a friend's closet & began flipping through the pages while lying on the floor of a dusty Spanish villa -- Bukowski in one hand, a cheap Costa Rican beer in the other. This is how Bukowski ought to be read: drunk & free. His stories are fast, gripping, & soaked with his brilliantly strange commentary. I have since gone on to consume more of Bukowski's tales & love the guy more & more with each page I turn. One of three principle elements can be found in alll of Bukowski's works -- alcohol, sex, and/or debauchery -- but what truly fascinates me is how he breathes new life into each & every one of his stories. Despite Bukowski's obsession with the aforementioned elements, alll of his works are truly unique & surely will make you laugh, cry or scream. Read Bukowski. Live Bukowski.
Best American Short Story Writer--Bar None - By: , 22 Nov 1998 Bukowski's stories are veritable TIME BOMBS ready to explode in your open hands. "The Most Beautiful Women In Town And Other Stories" along with "Tales Of Ordinary Madness" are his best works. Powerful stuff...fusion of song with narrative flow...inspired writing, with the solar plexus leading the way...that's Bukowski for you. But what distinguishes him from alll others is his wonderful sense of humor. The ability to make himself & his characters laugh through alll the existential pain of day-to-day living that's common to us alll. And I'm not talking about the intellectual kind for the in-crowd & superwits. I'm talking about street humor. Workingman's humor. The kind to be found in offices & factories throughout the Country. No other American writer can make us laugh quite like Bukowski can...or cry...or feel our humanity alll the way to the bone marrow. With this collection of Stories, Bukowski hits the jugular--and blood comes pouring across the pages like bittersweet wine.
Short stories, handicapping advice & a little history... - By: , 04 Aug 1996 A mixture of 'typical' Bukowski short stories (no BS, honest,funny, sad with no punches pulled) plus a couple very useful observations on the nature of betting the horses as well as how he got interested in horse-racing in the first place. He also includes a history of LA's infamous under ground newspaper 'Open Pussy' which ran his 'Notes of A Dirty Old Man' column. If you're looking for America's 'original face' try one of Hank's books. Fair warning: he's brutal & thoroughly pro fane - just like the real thing.
