- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Virgin Books; New edition edition (25 Mar 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0863697313
- ISBN-13: 978-0863697319
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 13 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 75,565 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'The ultimate Bukowski novel, packed with hilarious episodes'
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YOU CAN TAKE THE MAN OUT OF THE GUTTER, BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE THE GUTTER OUT OF THE MAN
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Bukowski is the greatest writer of all time and this is probably his best book. The writing is raw, sparse and hits the perfect note. Above all, it is utterly hilarious. Told in the form of a diary, this book doesn't need a well thought out plot, it simply lets you into the life of a drunk, dirty old man with an amazing gift for witty observations and pitch-perfect comic timing. You get the sense that his life is like this before the book started and it will continue when the book has finished - Bukowski has simply let the reader into a time when he was doing alright for himself.
32 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Women by Charles Bukowski is definitely a book worth owning, if you don't mind the kind of book that is often a little vulgar, raw, and yes "real." The story revolves, of course, around Buk's relationships with women, and the accounts themselves are totally hilarious and side-splitting. It's also one of those rare accounts of a man "past his prime" taking a final stab at the game of romance. It starts out with an account of Chinaski admitting he's a "loser." Dig this: "I was 50 years old and hadn't been to bed with a woman for four years...the idea of having a relationship with a woman -- even on non-sexual terms -- was beyond my imagination." Right then, from page one, I was hooked. The book then proceeds to show his disastrous attempts at altering this situation -- and the results are just hilarious! And it's the humor that makes this novel work. Next to The Losers Club by Richard Perez, which is also about relationships and the humiliation of daily life, Women by Charles Bukowski is by far the most fun I've had reading this year! Buy it!
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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For those of you who are interested in the writings of one of the best modern American writers, Bukowski is your only choice. This, much like all of Bukowski's books, is almost entirely auto-biographical. The name is Henry Chinaski, he was a postman, he was a gambler, and now he focuses on his lovelife in WOMEN.
It's hard to get into the actual content of this book because Bukowski's books don't follow plotlines and simple three act structures. This book is simply an incredibly detailed look into Bukowski's relationships with women. From a woman who is loaded with cash to a nymphomaniac who is very violent, to a woman that has his child and then ...I'll let you get to that.
He gives very intimate and explicit accounts of experience as well as his inability to maintain a regular relationship with a female. Critics view this as bad writing, but I find it to be a very good account of the human condition, the inability of many to remain monogamous and the attempts by many to change the people the love, or at least claim to love. This a great book. I agree with another reviewer who also recommended THE LOSERS' CLUB by Richard Perez. These 2 books are my favorite recent Amazon purchases!
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Women women everywhere
Lots of reviewers seem to think that this book gives an unrealistic view of women.
However I think the point with this book is that Chinaksi realises the situation is... Read more
However I think the point with this book is that Chinaksi realises the situation is... Read more
Published 16 days ago by Scarficus
A haunting memoir
Bukowski was often accused of misogyny, and while some poems and stories do suggest such an attitude, Women struck me as a tender novel with three-dimensional female characters. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jack Heslop
I've read the rest now here's the best.
Couldn't put this book down once I started reading, nitty, gritty, seedy, brutal and red raw. I've read Ham on rye and post office, but Bukowski's 'Women' really hit a nerve with... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Pebbles
Hillarious, Bukowski at his best!
After reading Post Office (in which I enjoyed) my friend Dan gave me this one to read in which I found was alot funnier. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Nathan Strange
Brilliant!
Charles Bukowski lived it. This is a great book. Honest and raw as all great art should be. There aren't many characters left like this anymore unfortunately. Read more
Published 13 months ago by White Swan
More of a manifesto to live
Charles Bukowski through Henry Chinaski persevered his version of the rock and roll life style in cheap motels with 'lower women' while gin soaked and dour. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Conor Roche
Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski is just great, you either hate him or love him....great book if you loved 'Ham on rye' you'll love this one too.
Published 23 months ago by ~ Chemnitz ~
it's funny, and indeed it's very funny
This is...
... appears to be Charles Bukowski's alter ego - Henry Chinowski's autobiographical account of a short period in his hedonistic life. Read more
... appears to be Charles Bukowski's alter ego - Henry Chinowski's autobiographical account of a short period in his hedonistic life. Read more
Published on 11 May 2010 by Talc Demon
Gutted
I love Charles Bukowski's work. I've read many of his novels and found them to be great. Women, unfortunately, is not. Read more
Published on 3 Nov 2009 by Garth Algar
But not for women...
I completely agree with the previous reviewer who said that this book has no heart and no tenderness. Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2008 by Love Books
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