Artists

Bukowski

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

A reader writes:

Dear Thinking Man: Is Charles Bukowski a great artist?
Billy Badass

Dear Billy Badass: No, he’s not. Bukowski is too sloppy to be a great artist. He lacks vision. He lacks depth and he lacks focus. Reading him, one is reminded of Truman Capote’s criticism of On the Road:
“That’s not writing; it’s typing.”
And yet for [...]