Women
A Novel
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4.3 • 261 Ratings
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
“The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.”—Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author
“He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”—Leonard Cohen, songwriter
Low-life writer and unrepentant alcoholic Henry Chinaski was born to survive. After decades of slacking off at low-paying dead-end jobs, blowing his cash on booze and women, and scrimping by in flea-bitten apartments, Chinaski sees his poetic star rising at last. Now, at fifty, he is reveling in his sudden rock-star life, running three hundred hangovers a year, and maintaining a sex life that would cripple Casanova.
With all of Charles Bukowski's trademark humor and gritty, dark honesty, Women, the 1978 follow-up to Post Office and Factotum, is an uncompromising account of life on the edge.
Customer Reviews
Something Sublime
There seems to be something very unique about Bukowski’s style. Maybe it is the rawness, maybe the cadence. But it is always entertaining.
Fantastic novel for men.
This is written in simple terms, easy to read and has a lot of good phrases. I am sure it is not only for men, but they will really enjoy reading it.
A man’s take on his experience with “Women”
There was some great one liners in the book, but over all the style and prose of the book wasn’t anything to write home about. It was very simple and to the point. There isn’t a story, there isn’t a bigger picture to understand. It’s just some self loathing guy, who not only has zero respect for himself, but for the poor women that he has happen to come across. Some will find this book to be offensive others will find it to be disgusting, and others will truly find it fascinating. It’s worth the read, but just know I have gained nothing, now if you excuse me, I have to read Post Office now.