>>7563710
Sure, I do not understand why we must rate him. He is an accomplished and good writer. I had read his works in order as intended (Ham on Rye > Post Office > Women) and they were all entertaining (barring Women which got tedious reading about how he fucks a different woman every 5 pages) but I would not consider him a literary genius-- just someone who knew how to write well and originally.

>>7563721
Women is the only only novel of his that I have not read. I ask because I was basically in love with him from 15-18, but I recently re-read post office and it didn't capture my attention like it has before. Sometimes it seems like he's being vulgar just for vulgarity's sake.

>>7563710
His poetry is wonderful, it's almost not worth discussing as you'd be just: wrong, if you have a differing opinion.

I think he's a good writer and I recently read post office and it made laugh out loud a ton of times. I don't why he gets so much hatred on here. He's basically the human form of /lit/.

>>7563907
What's a good collection of his poems to start with? I like his novels.

>>7564105
Love is a dog from hell is a good book of his poetry. Got some pretty sweet poems in there.

>>7563710
Ham on rye was my fav, something about father son romance really gets my juices flowing. Florida/24/bi/submissive btw

>>7563738
That's a good age to like him. Bukowski is a somewhat talented writer who can serve as a gateway drug to great literature.

As a poor degenerate alcoholic I must say he really glamorizes it too much
When I read factotum I was TRIGGERED at how easy he made it sound
>Jus walk down the street and get offered a job that can pay rent

>>7563710
Yeah he's completely shit

don't read bukowski

We already have a bukowski thread and everyone already said he's bad. He tries so hard to not try and it's so unbelievably fucking evident.