This was my second Bukowski read, and my first in English. Which made it like it was my first, and firsts are always more enjoyable than the rest. The book I read before it was a drag so it felt even better for me to read this one in less than twelve hours.
The thing that make Bukowski a great writer is not his spontaneous plots(which this one kinda lacked it) it's all about making extraordinary characters in a natural background. I especially loved Jon and Francois duo, and lot's of other ones. I imagined Zach Woods as jon the whole time, which was fun. People like Bukowski don't tell you tales about life's meaning, they give you a story with some natural conversation and you are the one interpreting it. You might get an idea opposite of his and he just doesn't give a damn about it. Reading his books is like sitting next to a drunk old man and listening to his interesting tales, As true, as fictional and as interesting.