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In what is widely hailed as the best of his many novels, Charles Bukowski details the long, lonely years of his own hardscrabble youth in the raw voice of alter ego Henry Chinaski. From a harrowingly cheerless childhood in Germany through acne-riddled high school years and his adolescent discoveries of alcohol, women, and the Los Angeles Public Library's collection of D. H. Lawrence, Ham on Rye offers a crude, brutal, and savagely funny portrait of an outcast's coming-of-age during the desperate days of the Great Depression.
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One of the best books I have ever read., 2010-08-11
I devoured this book. Bukowski's story reminded me of my "troubled" youth. One of best books I have ever read.
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Getting To Know Bukowski, 2010-07-25
With every novel he writes, Bukowski reveals another chunk of his crazy life. This one centers on his early years, starting at the age of two straight on through high school hell and into college. His discovery of booze and women makes for the strangest, funniest book about survival in the growing up years that I have ever read. Loved every drunken page of it.
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Best so far, 2010-06-25
This is my favorite Bukowski novel so far. I had just finished Women and was pretty burned out on him, but this novel was completely different.
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Bukowskis youth, 2010-04-16
This book explains alot about Charles Bukowski's youth and gives explanation to his cynical ( or is it truthful?) view of life. I believe this book is mainly auto- biographical and it deals with his relationship with his cruel father, his terrible case of acne and his life as a young man up until his early twenties. I would not say it is Bukowskis best work (I prefer his short stories), however this book has a sense of completeness and cohesiveness which is not always present in his other work. This book could be a very good introduction to Bukowski's work as it is very readable and enjoyable.
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One of my favorite books!, 2010-04-03
I had a guy I was dating introduce me to the talent of Charles Bukowski many years ago and I haven't been able to put him down since. This book was a great glimpse into his early world, with the benefit of listening to it being told his way. I recommend this book to anyone who is a Bukowski fan!
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