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Santa Rosa : Black Sparrow Press, 1998.
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LibraryThing member CarlGreatbatch
I can not believe that I hadn't read this until now. It has been sitting on my shelf for a couple of years, sandwiched between some of Buk's poetry, and I had a vague feeling that it was some slight novelty item chucked out posthumously and liable to set my teeth on edge. What it is in reality is
Also, Robert Crumb's illustrations seem to grow organically from the page, a perfect marriage with the words.
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the diary captured thoughts of an aging writer who can't stop noticing the vacuity and worthlessness of the lives lived around him. Regardless of the passing of time his eye is as keen as ever, regardless of his need for a cataract operation, and his rage is as pure as ever, even with the compensation of enough money for the first time in his life. As beautifully honest and simple as anything he ever wrote, a fitting coda for my favourite writer and poet.Also, Robert Crumb's illustrations seem to grow organically from the page, a perfect marriage with the words.
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LibraryThing member gkyoungen
Hope I'm not as bitter & cynical as Bukowski when I hit my 70's. These diary entries were pretty sad.
LibraryThing member JorgeCarvajal
I'm sure Bukowski didn't intend this to get published. Just the musings of an old man, which can be fun at times, and inspiring at others. Mostly, it's just what Bukowski hates, and he's not alone.
LibraryThing member PaulRx04
I enjoyed every word in this. He often says a lot with few words GREAT
LibraryThing member Archivist13
Not Bukowski's best work, but that being said, it is some of his last work, and his grappling with mortality, and his loss of words is evident and quite poignant in a way. There is a lot about horse racing here, which is where he spent a lot of his time in his later years, but the reader should be
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looking between the lines for the true subject of this book - namely how he is dealing with his last years on earth, and his legacy. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1998
Physical description
144 p.; 22 cm
ISBN
9781574230581