Pulp
by Charles Bukowski
Taste attributes: mysterydetectivedramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedtroubled leadssolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeAn original, dark mystery: contained and grounded. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.5 / 5
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About This Book
Charles Bukowski is one of America's best-known contemporary writers of poetry and prose, and, many would claim, its most influential and imitated poet. He was born in Andernach, Germany, and raised in Los Angeles, where he lived for fifty years. He published his first story in 1944, when he was twenty-four, and began writing poetry at the age of thirty-five.
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- Author
- Charles Bukowski
- Published
- 1994
- Pages
- 192
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- Open Library
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