Hot Water Music

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⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sex, alcohol, poetry, gambling. Standard Bukowski, though he was anything but standard. Hot Water Music is a crude underbelly journey of 30+ debauched vignettes. I was very pleased to see Henry Chinaski again. If you‘ve never read Bukowski, probably don‘t start here. If you‘re easily offended, probably don‘t read Bukowski. I don‘t love everything I‘ve read by him, but I appreciate his boldness and straightforward writing. 👇🏻

britt_brooke This book was part of my first Thrift Books order but I am not impressed with the condition. Oh well. Live and learn. 5y

Ruthiella “If you‘re easily offended probably don‘t read Bukowski” 🤣🤣🤣 5y

Ruthiella Also in my experience Thrift Books is good about refunds/replacements when stuff arrives not as advertised. 5y

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WolfGirl16 Where would you recommend starting. I‘ve never read Bukowski but I‘d like to start 5y

britt_brooke @WolfGirl16 I started with Ham on Rye. It‘s a novel that introduces the character Henry Chinaski (who‘s supposed to be his literary alter ego). 5y

WolfGirl16 Sweet thanks 5y

britt_brooke @Ruthiella That‘s good to know about Thrift Books - thanks! 5y

britt_brooke @WolfGirl16 Any time! 5y

JGadz11 Love the blurb. More brilliant than anything I‘ve seen on a book cover lately - instead of bringing me more questions, you bring me answers! 😘 Merry Christmas! xx 5y

britt_brooke @JGadz11 Ha! Thank you, thank you. 😚 Merry Christmas! 🎄 5y

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Hot Water Music | Charles Bukowski

So bleak.

It‘s taking me forever to read this book. Hoping to wrap it up in the next couple of days. #bukowski

saresmoore A nice, uplifting Christmassy read, eh? 5y

britt_brooke @saresmoore Between this and the Hell‘s Angels book I‘m listening to, I‘m really basking in holiday cheer. 5y

CoverToCoverGirl Ha! 5y

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Reviewsbylola Yeah that‘s definitely a downer. 😂 🌮 5y

Suet624 Oh boy. Bukowski before Christmas! 5y

LeahBergen I was just going to say that, @saresmoore 😆😆 5y

britt_brooke @Suet624 Yeah, whoops. 😆 5y

britt_brooke @LeahBergen 😆 5y

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Hot Water Music | Charles Bukowski

DAY 26: Back to #bizness as usual; Monday morning cycle class followed by a little reading in the lobby before grabbing my 4 year old from childcare. I love my YMCA. It keeps me sane! 💛

#nofemmeber