Review: Absence of the Hero
User Review - Paul Maher Jr - GoodreadsCharles Bukowski, the ever-prolific even in death American novelist and poet, continues to satisfy the insatiable hunger of his vast cult-audience for more, not with bottom drawer rejected pieces, but ... Read full review
Review: Absence of the Hero
User Review - City Lights - Goodreads"Charles Bukowski, prophet of the lost, deacon of the mean and insane. . . . In Absence of the Hero, City Lights' second posthumous volume of uncollected stories and essays, we're given samples ... Read full review
Review: Absence of the Hero
User Review - GoodreadsFelt the need to go back to Buk as he was the first to teach me what's become painfully clear of late; or doesn't matter what books someone reads--it matters if they live up to them. Most use great ...
Review: Absence of the Hero
User Review - Matthew - GoodreadsCan't go wrong with Bukowski..although it does seem like they are starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel. Buk often wrote the same story many times...there is nothing in here as good as The Most Beautiful Woman in Town..but his literary criticism is very interesting. Read full review
Review: Absence of the Hero
User Review - GoodreadsGreat set of short stories. Some of my favorites.
Review: Absence of the Hero
User Review - Steven Bukowski - GoodreadsI know it's a collection of previously uncollected short stories and reviews, but I think there was a reason these were not collected: they are very Bukowski, but some stories are lacking that certain ... Read full review
Review: Absence of the Hero
User Review - Arthur Graham - GoodreadsGreat title, great book. Unlike so many posthumous releases, which either scrape the bottom of the barrel or just trot out more of the same, this one gives the lie to all the critics who came to ... Read full review
Review: Absence of the Hero
User Review - Cevad - GoodreadsDespite, again, its excessively sexual content, in this book Bukowski has great crituques on the presence literature styles, including scholarly literature. This is the first book,i am impressed by bukowski. Read full review
Review: Absence of the Hero
User Review - Jonas Samuelle - GoodreadsGrimy, bizarre, complex, and mesmerizing. Bukowski across several decades, working his dark magic and confessing without pride or shame. Read full review
Review: Absence of the Hero
User Review - Kami - GoodreadsThis book caught my eye in City Lights. It seemed to be on display everywhere I went in the store. A lot of the other stuff readily on display was incredible work and I had yet to read any Bukowski so ... Read full review
