Customer Reviews

Day It Snowed in L A

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This is a series of drawings/cartoons with a storyline about a snowstorm in LA. Charles Bukowski is the cartoonist and author. It has funny bits in it and the pictures are childlike but offer another look at Buke and his art. It is short and for the obsessive collector it is a must. It can be found in an online form on a search of Charles Bukowski. It is worth a look but unless you find an autographed copy don't spend more than a few bucks for it. If the demand grows for this work John Martin at Black Sparrow Press will most likely get a hold of it and put it out. He is the Buke guru and has the lionshare of Bukes work. John got Buke out of the Post Office. Bukwosk rules and this is a funny book for the avid collector. Find it if you can and remember Bukes immortal words "Don't Try".

The jury is still out on whether Bukowski is considered "fine writing". But I don't care and neither would Buke. "The Day It Snowed in L.A.", while written in simple words and illustrated by Bukowski himself, looks like a children's book, it is definitely rated R! Do not let your kids near this book. For us adults, Bukowski has written an adult fairy tale. As the reader above put it, this is a must for any Bukoswki collector/fan.