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A review by kaebae
The People Look Like Flowers at Last by John Martin, Charles Bukowski
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
This is my first volume read of Bukowski &… I need more.
I picked this up in the store & randomly flicked to a poem, being stuck on the fact that holy sh*t it wasn’t like anything else I’d read, though it was as profound as what I’d read of Shakespeare, Wordsworth & the like (though I can’t say he can be adequately compared to them, his mode differing so drastically).
Bukowski is brutally realistic; which in a way, it makes for even better poetry: to see the cruel existence of humanity and suck what beauty you can from its veins.
I own a paperback version & have loved it dearly.
I picked this up in the store & randomly flicked to a poem, being stuck on the fact that holy sh*t it wasn’t like anything else I’d read, though it was as profound as what I’d read of Shakespeare, Wordsworth & the like (though I can’t say he can be adequately compared to them, his mode differing so drastically).
Bukowski is brutally realistic; which in a way, it makes for even better poetry: to see the cruel existence of humanity and suck what beauty you can from its veins.
I own a paperback version & have loved it dearly.