I became another drunk, thinking of suicide, sitting in little rooms for days with all the shades down, wondering what was out there and what was wrong with it- not knowing whether to blame it on my father or myself or them." The people walk with such an indifference I begin to hate them, but then again I've never really been fond of anything." A Couple Of Gigolos - https://bukowski.net/database/detail.php?w=5720&Title=notes-of-a-dirty-old-man Throughout my years of indoctrination, I was warned away from Bukowski. It wasn’t healthy for young strong American feminist brain-dead consumers to be reading the works of uhm … that woman-hating guy. Oddly enough, academia and peer(pressure) groups didn’t find Burroughs to be a problem at that time. Why am I trying to reason out psychopaths’ agendas… In conclusion, this book would be exceptionally good if it didn't contain those few really disturbing stories. I know some Buk fans will disagree but hell that's how I roll. Definitely worth the price of admission though.

I am really surprised it got high rating, with some saying that it's not for the "faint heart". I think you need to be drunk to read this shit.Decline And Fall - https://bukowski.net/database/displayContents.php?mag=856&Title=los-angeles-weekly-news The Death Of The Father II - https://bukowski.net/database/detail.php?w=5711&Title=notes-of-a-dirty-old-man which were then put in the main part of the store), throw the now-coverless books away and return the covers only to the office so that they could get credit from the publisher. Like South of No North, this book has its ups and downs, although I like Notes of a Dirty Old Man slightly better for several reasons. There are some really, really interesting and great short stories in this book and there are some really weird, messed-up ones which leave you saying or thinking WTF? Strokes To Nowhere - https://bukowski.net/database/detail.php?w=5668&Title=notes-of-a-dirty-old-man

I've always loved that quote. Or since I first read it anyway. But I didn't know that it came from this book. I broke programming, (honestly it never worked too well on me), but I forgot to amend my overlooking of Bukowski. I found a copy of this book in the English language section of my local book shop so I thought I’d give it a try. This is a collection of articles that Bukowski wrote in his column for OPEN CITY over about a 11-month period. Find sources: "Notes of a Dirty Old Man"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( July 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) I think that shows the evolution of the project. Darker and more extreme to keep up with expectations and increase engagement.some men hope for revolution, but when you revolt and set up your new government you find your new government is still the same old Papa, he has only put on a cardboard mask.”