But the stories he tells, and the way he tells them, are good. He considers himself well-liked in his circles, though the character as written is, to me, wholly unlikeable. Miller comes across as a strangely self-aware narcissist, full of himself but also aware of his own shortcomings. But, my God, this was dull!! Either I'm just not intellectual enough to 'get' Miller (though I enjoyed Tropic of Cancer), or the people who pronounced this a classic wanted to be perceived as intellectuals. Yes, yes, I know this is a classic, one of the 1001 books to read before you die, Henry Miller is a genius blah blah blah. I rally like Miller's style, but he's definitely an acquired taste. There really isn't an order to these books and you can read either one first, but makes more sense if you read them in order he published them. If you ever do decided to read Miller's Tropics (that is if you don't mind colorful offensive slang and graphic sex scenes) I suggest you read Cancer first. However, if you look at the soul of the book rather then the skin you will see why so many people, like me, have fallen in love with Miller's prose. These books are usually classified as erotica and yes the sex and langue can get very offensive. Both books however focus on his inner thoughts towards various topics.

Unlike Cancer, Capricorn is set in New York City rather than Paris.

You get more of Miller's philosophy in this book.

The beginning and the end however have a ton of inspiring quotes and material though. There is no plot with this book at all, just the middle part he started talking about all these various women he's had sex with and it was something I really didn't care about. This one started out well and end well, just the middle got a little overwhelming for me. Urn:oclc:24653957 Republisher_date 20130311005659 Republisher_operator Scandate 20130309093138 Scanner liked Tropic of the Cancer better. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 19:19:21 Bookplateleaf 0008 Boxid IA162903 Boxid_2 CH119301 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donorīostonpubliclibrary Edition 1.

Tropic of Capricorn by Henry Miller