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Femei by Bukovsky

8 reviews

issiebakam's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

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isabellakost's review against another edition

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dark reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

No plot, just vibes. The first 2/3 of the book are slow and incredibly repetitive. Henry Chinaski is a hatable narrator and his voracious appetite for increasingly problematic lovers gets a little old. If it weren’t for the last 1/3 of the book (where Chinaski starts doing some self-reflection), I would’ve given this book 2 stars. Still, I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone apart from, say, a fellow novelist looking to explore an interesting style of writing.

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my_a's review against another edition

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I loved the opening. I thought it was so effective and clever. But then the writing after that was just stating I did that. Then we did this. And even at 20% i felt there was still not much plot.

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ameliechen's review against another edition

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dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A perfect read if you want to feel hateful
I understand Bukowski writes to be disliked but I still cannot find the appeal of his vulgar, low-level style.
Nothing happens (beside drugs, rape, Chinaski being an awful person) and you will not be able to find a deeper meaning.
Easy to read, fascinating but incredibly horrible at the same time.

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