Which bukowski book in beautiful creatures

Already a subscriber? Log in or link your magazine subscription. Account Profile. Sign Out. Tags: movies movie review beautiful creatures david edelstein jeremy irons More. I gotta say, Charles, that I usually don't finish a book of poetry so quickly. And I seldom like so much of what I've read.

Your book will never see another thrift store while I'm alive. Dec 18, Edward Goetz rated it it was amazing Shelves: , poetry. I love the fact that Bukowski, even after winning fame, stayed so true to himself, and remained living where he always did: in the underbelly of society, a place few of us really know. It makes everything he writes so much more real; a perspective so many of us don't ever experience. But for all that, his poetry still applies to so many of us, no matter where we live, or how much money we make.

His wry observations on the modern world always ring true, making sure we always remember we all put ou I love the fact that Bukowski, even after winning fame, stayed so true to himself, and remained living where he always did: in the underbelly of society, a place few of us really know. His wry observations on the modern world always ring true, making sure we always remember we all put our pants on one leg at a time. Jun 02, Taylor Quinn rated it it was amazing. Sep 23, Edita rated it really liked it Shelves: charles-bukowski.

Feb 25, M. Lots of people think that Bukowski's later work is less immediate and raw and powerful - after he found some commercial success mainly in Europe - than his earlier work. They ask "why don't you keep writing about drinking and fighting in alleys and sleeping with prostitutes? To them, it felt more "real". But I like the later stuff. It moves with more confidence and less self-awareness.

I always got the sense that too many of his earlier experiences were experienced with exactly the self-satis Lots of people think that Bukowski's later work is less immediate and raw and powerful - after he found some commercial success mainly in Europe - than his earlier work.

I always got the sense that too many of his earlier experiences were experienced with exactly the self-satisfied knowledge that "at least it will make for a good poem". The later stuff feels more immediate, to me, simply because it is less reflexively self-aware. Instead, I find the later poems more intentional, more reflexive, and less formulaic. Though understanding it well requires a reading of the earlier, meaner work - this is my favorite of the Bukowski poetry collections I've read so far.

The usual material about prostitutes, booze and fights couldn't miss it, but the writer goes further than that. This book is also a recollection of the past, where he expresses the occasional hookups, poor living, writing and failure in a wry and sincere tone. Loneliness is the bold word in this book title, but ironically, the author is never alone during his life.

He has so much to tell, b "You get so alone at times that it just makes sense" is another raw collection of poems by Uncle Bukowski. Despite his literary success, he demonstrates values of honesty and integrity which he so well delivers in his poems. His texts are generally not graceful and flowery, just like life. Jul 18, Kerstin rated it it was amazing. This is one of my favorite collections of poetry. Charles Bukowski led a pretty rough life he was an unapologetic, womanizing, violent drunk which is reflected in his work.

Some of his pieces are coarse, lewd, and downright graphic. But amongst all of the chaos and drunkeness he will write something beautiful and poignant, which seems even more so in contrast to then violent and lacivious poems around it. And that's kind of what poetry is, isn't it? Finding something beautiful in the everyday. For whatever reason, this does it for me. Jun 05, Katie rated it really liked it.

Oct 24, Laura rated it it was ok Shelves: poetry. Some of this was very good and some excellent, even , but I mostly hated it. Jun 17, ali rated it liked it Shelves: books-you-should-read. He molded what he has seen and witnessed for most of his life, from childhood to adulthood, in a way that pleased him the most. So beautiful and so bewitching to read. This is definitely my favorite work of his. May 20, Gorfo rated it really liked it Shelves: poetry.

I would never want Bukowski for a friend. He's the friend that gets slobbering drunk at the party. The friend who rails and rails for hours about some nonsense that nobody wants to listen to. He's the one who ruins the carpet that's been in the family for generations- the one that your great-great grandmother wove with her bare hands- and he doesn't apologize for it.

He's never the friend you look to for advice, or the friend that you would ever share a drink with when you were in a happy mood, b I would never want Bukowski for a friend. He's never the friend you look to for advice, or the friend that you would ever share a drink with when you were in a happy mood, but he's the friend that you go to when you want to let yourself wallow a little, when you're not against feeling a little bit of self-pity, when an emotional catharsis is the only thing that can save you.

Bukowski is truly vulgar and cynical. I loved this book. Whatever it was, it was real. Aug 18, Igrowastreesgrow rated it really liked it Shelves: bought , I either felt like telling him off or I really liked the poem. He seemed to have a lot of feelings in this collection. The feeling, to me, was that he was just letting everything out. He also seemed to have no problem with people leaving how he thought. Feb 21, Anna rated it liked it. Some Bukowski poems were amazing, some were good, some were disgusting, some were bad, some didn't make any sense, some were heartbreaking and some just touched my hearts.

All in all I enjoyed this book and would give it a 3. Apr 12, Andy Carrington rated it it was amazing. The book that redefined poetry for me. Spent many night getting pissed by myself, reading this. Apr 15, Jovana Autumn rated it it was amazing Shelves: poetry , classics-read , my-read-ebooks , favorite-classics , unfinished-and-short-reviews , reviews , read-in-english , favorite-poetry. Still one of my favorite poetry collections; review to come. Jun 05, Atri rated it it was amazing.

May 09, Timons Esaias rated it it was amazing. Well, Mr. Bukowski doesn't really need a review from me, but if my students are looking over my shoulder here, this is for them. First comment: read Bukowski early. I mostly heard about Bukowski from bad poets when I was young, so I didn't trust his reputation. Viola Davis was his only choice for the role. Writer and Director Richard LaGravenese wanted as little greenscreen as possible. In the Caster holiday dinner sequence, the set was built so that the table would spin with the actors and actresses on bolted chairs.

The floor beneath the table would also spin, in the opposite direction, with Alice Englert and Emmy Rossum strapped to "parade float" stands. The entire set was built on hydraulics so it could be rocked.

On a speed scale of 1 to 10, the actors and actresses are spinning at an 8. The sequence took three days to shoot. LaGravenese, a victim of motion sickness, took Dramamine to direct it. Vincent Millay, and Rumi. The title derives from what Macon Ravenwood thought of the human race in the novel.

Macon dresses like a southern gentleman. I confess I went into it expecting some kind of Twilight knock-off attempting to capitalize on the disposable income of teenagers and their willingness to spend that income seeing their angst projected on the big screen. And to be fair, there was certainly some of that. Beautiful Creatures was a pleasant surprise in that it was quite well done. In fact, the setting the film was apparently shot mostly in the South , dialogue, and acting were all enjoyable and engaging.

Even better, there is much in this movie worthy of reflection for Christians. Just a few examples:. These are all subjects dealt with by the film, but the one that I found most intriguing—if only because it is so rarely engaged in this medium—was the idea of the dominance and power of the written word. The first point of connection between the two main characters is their love of reading. And not just reading schlock—we first see Ethan with a copy of Slaughterhouse-Five and Lena with a book by Charles Bukowski.

Repeatedly through the movie the two find in the written word common ground, strength, knowledge, and ultimately what they were looking for in the first place—escape from their old lives. This is a wonderful picture of the Christian view of Scripture.