Love Is a Dog from Hell
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- Author：Charles Bukowski
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Summary
Collection of poems rising from and returning to Bukowski's personal experiences reflect people， objects， places， and events of the external world， and reflects on them， on their way out and back。
Reviews
ranti
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2。5
Jade
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Horny old man writes about banging chicks and doing drugs。
Maria Moreno Alfaro
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Tengo sentimientos encontrados con este libro。 Hay textos que me han horrorizado y otros que me han fascinado。 En unos he sentido mucho y me he puesto en la piel del autor， otros simplemente no me decían nada。
lis
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რავი რა
Mery ✨
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1。5/5 READ BY HARRY STYLESPerhaps it's just me but I was not impressed with Bukowski's mindless drivel about his sexual relationships。 I disliked it so much that I deleted it from my phone。 For me， this was a very big disappointment。 I expected poetry and got mediocre dialog about a drunk who just had sex with any woman that would and then wrote about her flaws and his disillusion。To make matters worse he didn't even do it with humor or rhyme。 1。5/5 READ BY HARRY STYLESPerhaps it's just me but I was not impressed with Bukowski's mindless drivel about his sexual relationships。 I disliked it so much that I deleted it from my phone。 For me， this was a very big disappointment。 I expected poetry and got mediocre dialog about a drunk who just had sex with any woman that would and then wrote about her flaws and his disillusion。To make matters worse he didn't even do it with humor or rhyme。 。。。more
Artiom Bonari
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O serie excepțională de poeme， pline de brutalism， erotism și depresie。
Joyce Dionisio
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An odd telling of love， lust， limitations， and loneliness。 Poems as raw as the sex he was evidently having。 4/5
Vinícius de Sousa
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Meu deus， que livro ruim。 Achei que não conseguiria terminar。 Acredito que o texto em prosa do autor é bem melhor como forma de refletir sobre os temas que ele tangencia， como pobreza， violência， poder， sexismo， sexualidade， socialização e solidão。 Apesar de ter muitas ressalvas， a prosa me foi proveitosa e me fez pensar sobre muita coisa。 Mas esse livro， a cada poema， só queria que acabasse logo。 Teve um único que chamou minha atenção digno de nota: Alguma coisaestou sem fósforos。as molas de me Meu deus， que livro ruim。 Achei que não conseguiria terminar。 Acredito que o texto em prosa do autor é bem melhor como forma de refletir sobre os temas que ele tangencia， como pobreza， violência， poder， sexismo， sexualidade， socialização e solidão。 Apesar de ter muitas ressalvas， a prosa me foi proveitosa e me fez pensar sobre muita coisa。 Mas esse livro， a cada poema， só queria que acabasse logo。 Teve um único que chamou minha atenção digno de nota: Alguma coisaestou sem fósforos。as molas de meu sofáestouraram。roubaram minha maleta。roubaram minha tela a óleo dedois olhos rosados。lesmas escalan as paredes de meu banheiro。meu coração está partido。mas as ações tiveram um dia de altano mercado。 。。。more
amelia joan
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men should not be permitted to read or write ever actually
Emma Li
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I read this and got left with nothing。 It was mostly just whining。 If I wanted to hear some guy talk about all the women he's fucked， I'd just pop down to the pub。 It would probably be more romantic。 I read this and got left with nothing。 It was mostly just whining。 If I wanted to hear some guy talk about all the women he's fucked， I'd just pop down to the pub。 It would probably be more romantic。 。。。more
Daria
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This deserves 0 stars。 I don't want to say anything about the topics of his poetry because other 1 star reviews have already expressed the disgust。I have never been so underwhelmed by a writing style， genuinely don't understand how it's poetry when all those sentences could have been written in a diary or on some forum。 I heard that Bukowski's writing style was very beautiful and unique but all I saw was a complete lack of any style。 "The spider" or "The end of a short affair" could have been a This deserves 0 stars。 I don't want to say anything about the topics of his poetry because other 1 star reviews have already expressed the disgust。I have never been so underwhelmed by a writing style， genuinely don't understand how it's poetry when all those sentences could have been written in a diary or on some forum。 I heard that Bukowski's writing style was very beautiful and unique but all I saw was a complete lack of any style。 "The spider" or "The end of a short affair" could have been a reddit or twitter post。 He didn't use language to his advantage in any way possible。 Maybe it was a conscious choice to make it easily relatable or to portray the narrator as one-of-the-guys; be it conscious choice or not - it doesn't work well。 If you didn't like it and think it's because poetry isn't your thing - please， read some other poets; this book by Bukowski doesn't deserve to be put in the poetry section of any book store。 。。。more
Reem
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This book was a dog from hell。。 My god。。 I wanted to like this book。 I really did。 You’re cool if you like Charles Bukowski。 That’s the rule I know。 However， this man is disturbed， aggressive， a drunk and I just。。 I fail to see the talent。
Carolina Ferrari
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i can’t picture a serious classy woman reading it， but， given the fact that this is considered a classic in poetry， i guess that might’ve happened。 lol。 the poems are good regardless， but the “tone” gets a little monotonous。 would recommend it though！
woerterfetischist
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2。5one question: are the straights okay？？
Enzo
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liked this one a lot。 had read a few of bukowski's poems before， but first time reading a whole book。 his poetry and writing style is easy to read and flows really well， there are moments of irony and wit， and can be both pessimistic and optimistic at different times。 women are constantly objectified in his works， so you have to try to see past that or see it as part of a character。 either way there are some great poems here。 liked this one a lot。 had read a few of bukowski's poems before， but first time reading a whole book。 his poetry and writing style is easy to read and flows really well， there are moments of irony and wit， and can be both pessimistic and optimistic at different times。 women are constantly objectified in his works， so you have to try to see past that or see it as part of a character。 either way there are some great poems here。 。。。more
Elede
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1。5 / 5。Fíjate que la prosa de Bukowski me gusta， y una vez leídas todas sus novelas y alguna que otra historia corta， decidí leer su poesía （que es quizás el estilo en el que más se prodigó）。 Y no me ha gustado nada。 El estilo es el mismo， esa visión decadente， sin esperanza del mundo y de la humanidad。 Alcohol y mujeres y lo mundano como eje de la vida。 Pero la "poesía" es pobre， por llamarla poesía。 Sólo algunos de los poemas son algo más creativos。 Eso sí， la atmósfera "Bukowskiana" la consi 1。5 / 5。Fíjate que la prosa de Bukowski me gusta， y una vez leídas todas sus novelas y alguna que otra historia corta， decidí leer su poesía （que es quizás el estilo en el que más se prodigó）。 Y no me ha gustado nada。 El estilo es el mismo， esa visión decadente， sin esperanza del mundo y de la humanidad。 Alcohol y mujeres y lo mundano como eje de la vida。 Pero la "poesía" es pobre， por llamarla poesía。 Sólo algunos de los poemas son algo más creativos。 Eso sí， la atmósfera "Bukowskiana" la consigue， y te mete en la piel de ese alcohólico cuya vida es mundana y vacía。 "There is a loneliness in this world so greatthat you can see it in the slow movement ofthe hands of a clock"。La novela de Bukowski es una maravilla。 Su poesía， al menos esta colección， muy deficiente。 Café para muy cafeteros。 。。。more
Prashasti Aryal
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i see why people might not like this one。 i didn't think i would but here i am， calling the man a genius。 i see why people might not like this one。 i didn't think i would but here i am， calling the man a genius。 。。。more
Sara Portela
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1 star Definitely not the kind of poetry I enjoy。 I found this cynical， misogynistic and overall disgusting to be absolutely sincere。“don’t ever bring a whore around，” I tell myfew friends， “I’ll fall in love with her。”“you couldn’t stand a good woman， Bukowski。”This is the best poem that can describe what kind of person we are talking about here。 I am sure that had I known Bukowski in real life， I would have hated him。 Not for me， and not for anyone who actually enjoys life and women。
Daria
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my first and probably last bukowski 🤷♀️
٭ nati ٭
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all I can say is that the feminist in me is shaking。
Sara
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NO。 it's ugly he tries so hard to be edgy and not like other poets NO。 it's ugly he tries so hard to be edgy and not like other poets 。。。more
Victoria
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That was disgusting！Ban white straight men from poetry。
Dana
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3。5☆"people are not good to each otherperhaps if they wereour deaths would not be so sad" I like how Bukowski writes （his style of writing）， although I don't agree with him on some parts。 Yeah， I can see that he's objectifying women， but that's not the only thing he writes about。 If you pay more attention you will realise his deeper thoughts about women， people， death， life，。。。 I'll also admit that sometimes he pisses me off， but that's fine。 I think I have love and hate relationship with Mr。 Bu 3。5☆"people are not good to each otherperhaps if they wereour deaths would not be so sad" I like how Bukowski writes （his style of writing）， although I don't agree with him on some parts。 Yeah， I can see that he's objectifying women， but that's not the only thing he writes about。 If you pay more attention you will realise his deeper thoughts about women， people， death， life，。。。 I'll also admit that sometimes he pisses me off， but that's fine。 I think I have love and hate relationship with Mr。 Bukowski。 What I like about him is that he writes how he sees things， he's projecting his thoughts the way he lived and felt。 So I can't blame him for that。P。S。 The thing with poems is that you don't have to read all of them ;）（even tho I read them all） 。。。more
georgia
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i should’ve read thisas a lonelymiddle-agedmanto make me feelbetter about myown sad life。at least he’shonest。
Adam
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yeah a lot of these poems are intolerable， and not just because they’re chauvinistic， self-pitying， and borderline pedophilic， but also because they’re… extraordinarily boring？？ nonstarters？there’s a few standouts here: we will taste the islands and the sea， alone with everybody， luck， there once was a woman who put her head into an oven， one for the shoeshine manbut aside from these， you mostly feel like you’re trapped in a disturbing country song with the shock value of top 40 lyrics
Josh
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Bukowski feels a little overhyped。 I might be lambasted for that observation。 Whatever。 There were some enlightening poems within this collection and certainly many that resonated。 For the most part though I grew weary of the constant refrains of “shit，” “vomit，” “roaches，” etc。 I understand that Bukowski captured a certain aesthetic of the urban underworld during his period — but perhaps the most self-aware poem that he wrote （perhaps poking fun at himself） included a stanza that I will paraphr Bukowski feels a little overhyped。 I might be lambasted for that observation。 Whatever。 There were some enlightening poems within this collection and certainly many that resonated。 For the most part though I grew weary of the constant refrains of “shit，” “vomit，” “roaches，” etc。 I understand that Bukowski captured a certain aesthetic of the urban underworld during his period — but perhaps the most self-aware poem that he wrote （perhaps poking fun at himself） included a stanza that I will paraphrase as “the more poems you write the more they sound like each other and the less they sound like you。” One aspect of his poetic style that I did appreciate was its fast-paced， conversational flow。 This is mostly an exercise in free verse / blank verse with little emphasis on metered lines or rhyme。 But he executes a very staccato voice that， in my opinion， captures the hurried environment of an inner city in California。 3/5 。。。more
persephone ☾
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okay Bukowski we get it you're horny， lonely， misogynistic and a pedophile， is there something else you wanted to convey with this book ？oh yeah you also take an unreasonable amount of shits a day （or at least you talk about it continuously）。 but hey， who am I to judge ？ okay Bukowski we get it you're horny， lonely， misogynistic and a pedophile， is there something else you wanted to convey with this book ？oh yeah you also take an unreasonable amount of shits a day （or at least you talk about it continuously）。 but hey， who am I to judge ？ 。。。more
Niki S。
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Bukowski no es de mis actores favoritos， sin embargo me pareció interesante y sensible el poema del perro。 Es una lectura rápida， aunque sentí incomodidad leyendo los demás poemas， pero supongo que está bien。
lavenderews
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Szczerze？ Czytam Bukowskiego tylko przez Harry’ego Styles’a。
Anne
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Bukowskis poetry isn’t bad but rather vivid and raw if you over look the obvious misogyny。
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