liz's review
Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame by Charles Bukowski
liz's review
rating:
bookshelves: readforpleasure
recommended for: coffee drinkers
status: Read in December, 2005
rating:
bookshelves: readforpleasure
recommended for: coffee drinkers
status: Read in December, 2005
This is my favorite book of poetry from Bukowski that I own. I have been picking it up randomly and reading the poems over and over for the past couple years-- and they haven't gotten old yet. His early poetry (1955-1973) is so wonderful because it depicts a life that the younger generation can relate to. Or at least I can. I want to go to bull fights and horse races, get drunk on wine and fall asleep on trains. While these things don't really appear to be that appealing, his style creates a cynical beauty to everything in the world. It's not a pretty place, true, but it still hold beauty.
