Review: 'Post Office' by Charles Bukowski

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'Post Office' by Charles Bukowski, 196 pages - Instagram @c_reads_books

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Post Office by Charles Bukowksi tells the story of Henry Chinaski, a man who’s spent over 12 years working in the U.S. Postal Service by the time he’s middle aged. Henry narrates his life, as repetitive and uneventful as it sometimes is, trudging along and delivering mail, but when Henry is off duty is when he really enjoys himself. Spending his free time with women, drinking, or betting on horses at the racetrack, it’s a miracle Henry can manage to drag his hungover self out of bed and set to work in a job teeming with waterlogged mailbags, brutal guard dogs, annoying coworkers, and sadistic bosses.

I enjoyed this book. Plot wise, not a ton happened in this book, but I did like the day-to-day description of Henry’s life, although it wasn’t the most spectacular story to read. Henry as a character was sometimes easy to sympathize with, but other times a little annoying. Although the story was not always the most fascinating thing to read, it was definitely very readable and easy to read in one sitting, which I did. I also did really like the book’s ending. Overall, I didn’t necessarily love this book, but I also definitely didn’t hate it. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a very quick read!