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Tropic of Capricorn (Miller, Henry) Kindle Edition

by Henry Miller (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 528 ratings
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Banned in America for almost thirty years because of its explicit sexual content, this companion volume to Miller’s Tropic of Cancer chronicles his life in 1920s New York City. Famous for its frank portrayal of life in Brooklyn’s ethnic neighborhoods and Miller’s outrageous sexual exploits, The Tropic of Capricorn is now considered a cornerstone of modern literature.
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  1. Book 3 of 3
    Tropic
  2. Print length
    292 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Grove Press
  5. Publication date
    December 1, 2007
  6. File size
    1628 KB
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Customers find the book readable and memorable. However, some find the storyline boring and slow at times. They feel it's a waste of money and mediocre. Opinions differ on the writing style - some find it compelling and poetic, while others consider it poorly written and difficult to read.

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18 customers mention "Readability"18 positive0 negative

Customers find the book enjoyable and memorable. They describe it as a good read for young readers who never read philosophy. The prose is described as marvelous and interesting.

"...of Henry and his influence on American literature, this book's worth reading. Two middle fingers up!" Read more

"...I imagine this would be a fun read for someone very young (high school, pre-high school), or someone who has never read/thought about philosophy..." Read more

"...This is one of the most memorable sections of any book I have read: hilarious, biting satire, and (before Miller departs) a great New York book...." Read more

"...His scope for manipulating prose has made this a truly memorable book for me, and probably one of my favourite to date." Read more

32 customers mention "Writing style"17 positive15 negative

Customers have different views on the writing style. Some find it compelling and poetic, while others describe it as poorly written, rambling, and difficult to read. There are also complaints about too much description and no clear plot.

"...Henry Miller is without a doubt very talented...." Read more

"...Between short autobiographical episodes, often hilarious and explicit, he goes on long lyrical rants which amount to prose poems a la Whitman...." Read more

"...Those of TROPIC OF CAPRICORN, on the other hand, are pointed and intelligent. Moreover, they recognize one of Miller's great traits--- humor...." Read more

"Definitely not my type of book. TO TO much description and no plot...or it is spread out between several chapters...." Read more

6 customers mention "Story length"0 positive6 negative

Customers find the story length too long and boring. They also mention that the story development is slow at times, making it a waste of time.

"Definitely not my type of book. TO TO much description and no plot...or it is spread out between several chapters...." Read more

"...Sex and people. But meaningless sex and meaningless people. Oh my. Really slowed down my reading this one. 3 stars may be generous...." Read more

"...The story development can be slow at times yet he makes up for it when he lets loose with his incredibly descriptive writing." Read more

"...Not a coming of gae story or inpirational as I had expected. Boring and slow read. I give it a n ok rating only because it was very cheap,\." Read more

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Customers are unhappy with the book's value for money. They say it's a waste of money, mediocre, and in poor condition.

"...As it stands now, it's just a mediocre book. In retrospect, I regret making the purchase...." Read more

"...Boring and slow read. I give it a n ok rating only because it was very cheap,\." Read more

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  • Ron Ginzler
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brooklyn Boy vs. America
    Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2016
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    Tropic of Cancer gets all the attention, but Tropic of Capricorn may be the more important book. Written five years later, we see Miller's earlier years in Brooklyn, his total alienation and disgust with America, his early sexual exploits. If you haven't read Miller before, do not expect a novel or any cohesive structure to the book. Between short autobiographical episodes, often hilarious and explicit, he goes on long lyrical rants which amount to prose poems a la Whitman. Some are overblown philosophical/religious rants, others explorations into the nature of sex, modern man, art, America, what have you. If you are easily offended, avoid this book. If you don't want your vocabulary expanded, avoid this book. Miller's first marriage is sort of a background to the action, a marriage so loveless that he refers to his family only as "the wife" and "the kid" as he pursues other women continually. Near the end, he meets his second wife, June, not mentioning her by name, but doing a dissection of her character, as a prequel to The Rosy Cruxifixion trilogy. He also brings himself into the Dadaist and Surrealist circles, claiming he was the first American Dadaist without knowing it. Regardless of what you think of Henry and his influence on American literature, this book's worth reading. Two middle fingers up!
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  • Yuanxiao X.
    3.0 out of 5 stars only a good read for young readers who never read philosophy
    Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2020
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    The story & the main character do not develop in any meaningful way. Read any ten pages, and you can skip the rest without missing much.

    I imagine this would be a fun read for someone very young (high school, pre-high school), or someone who has never read/thought about philosophy before. I would highly recommend this book to you if this description fits you! Let it serve as a gateway to better literature.

    Henry Miller is without a doubt very talented. I am not sure if he just plainly did not use his talent well, or, maybe, he was intentionally using this style of writing as a way emphasizing his message... Either way, I wish this was a ten-page short story instead. It could have been one of the best short stories ever written. As it stands now, it's just a mediocre book. In retrospect, I regret making the purchase.

    For those who are interested in Henry Miller's style or message, but are 18+ or read philosophy, I recommend you read Celine's Journey to the End of the Night instead. It is a thousand times better.
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  • Mark Levine
    5.0 out of 5 stars Among Other Things
    Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2006
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    Out of idle curiosity and a desire to reread (third time) Miller's Tropic novels, I checked the consumer reviews of Tropic of CANCER first. I am interested in new generations discovering the stuff that I read going back to the early 60s. I found the reviews surprisingly dense, repeating the old cliches and personal prejudices.

    Those of TROPIC OF CAPRICORN, on the other hand, are pointed and intelligent. Moreover, they recognize one of Miller's great traits--- humor. One reviewer pointed out the book's "hilarity", an apt characterization. Another emphasized Miller's description of the Cosmodemonic messenger service at which he worked. This is one of the most memorable sections of any book I have read: hilarious, biting satire, and (before Miller departs) a great New York book.

    I have always thought Miller was, among other things, a parodist, and thus those who take him too literally (from Norman Mailer to the guy who showered after reading CANCER)are missing one of our outstanding writers, or certainly mistaking the author for the narrator.
    23 people found this helpful
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  • Dan
    4.0 out of 5 stars My first Henry Miller experience (at once both depressing and beautiful)
    Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2013
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    While I don't have much of substance or depth to say about this book, I will say that I find the writing at times depressing, almost nihilistic, but then occasionally there are beautiful passages written so seductively smoothly that every word slides by so effortlessly as to be almost elusive, while incrementally painting a poignant scenario or slowly constructing an often-dark, evocative, philosophical mood. This is my experience, as best as I can understand it. I wish I could offer sophisticated criticism, but I do not possess the necessary experience or training to conduct such an analysis.
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  • Madame Bête Noire
    5.0 out of 5 stars Superbly intoxicating
    Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2016
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    Oddly arranged, and strangely strung together, but once I managed to get into the peculiar rhythm of Miller's flow, I was nothing less than enchanted. Some moments are blatantly candid and real (some might say offensive), and others are poetically raw and heart wrenching. His scope for manipulating prose has made this a truly memorable book for me, and probably one of my favourite to date.
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  • Amazon Customer
    1.0 out of 5 stars but thought better not to
    Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2017
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    Read enough to figure out what it was about. Tempted to read more, but thought better not to. Would not recommend unless you feel the need to be stirred up by the sexual thoughts and exploits of another. This book was referred to by some writers in some articles about writing that I had been reading -- as having been very influential to them as young men, so I thought I would read it to see why. I had no idea what the book was about. Didn't take long to see how reading such a book might profoundly affect a young man. If I had read it when I was a young man or teenager it would surely have thrown gasoline on a fire that was already raging. Maybe every young man has lived his own version of this book to some extent. As far as how studying this writing for technique might add to the toolbox of a writer, I surely do not know, but think that maybe subject matter can overwhelm and override such considerations -- maybe like a well written book on torture might be safely left off of one's reading list.
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  • L. Gerde
    2.0 out of 5 stars Too complex for simple minded me
    Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2016
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    Definitely not my type of book. TO TO much description and no plot...or it is spread out between several chapters. I skimmed through the last several chapters then didn't even finish the book to see how it ended. I felt like it was trying to read a deranged mind, it doesn't make sense to one that isn't deranged?
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  • nataliagazio
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and profound
    Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2019
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    Profound, one of the best books I’ve ever read. Henry Miller dives into the deep shadows of the soul to reveal the delicate anatomy of love, with all its despair, fear, loss and passion. A master piece.
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  • Oliver
    5.0 out of 5 stars Miller reinvented writing…
    Reviewed in Germany on October 14, 2021
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    …and created something entirely new! A dream within a stream of consciousness. Absolutely beautiful and brilliant! He elevates the use of metaphor to an hitherto unknown level.
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  • MLCTKP
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
    Reviewed in Canada on April 14, 2016
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    Excellent!
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  • GOS03
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love Miller
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 7, 2014
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    I really like it and I found it very useful for my personal interests in arts and literature. It comes as it is described, so very satisfactory.
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  • Sam the Man
    4.0 out of 5 stars Nice cover, but... typos!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2016
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    The book itself needs no commentary, an epochal classic. I want to comment on the presentation, i.e. this particular Penguin books edition. Not to judge a book by its cover, but still it is important to the pleasure of reading that the object one holds in one's hands meet certain aesthetic standards - and that the cover be somehow suitable to the content. So it's no faint praise to say that this is one of the few editions of Henry Miller's books that is actually pleasing to the eye. Outside of the New Directions titles and the now-rare Olympia Press and Obelisk Press editions published in Paris, Miller's books seem to be stubbornly fated to cheap tasteless cover designs - of which the absolute nadir has to be the Grove Press editions of the 1960s, which are still omnipresent. The cover design for this Penguin edition of the two "Tropics" is for once tasteful, and the artwork appropriate to the contents.

    This being said, I am surprized - particularly given this is a Penguin edition - by the poor quality of the text printed here. Typos abound on nearly every page - even gross errors like incomplete sentences. It looks to me like some poor beast at Penguin was assigned to re-type the whole novel based on a previous printed edition, and were not all that into what they were reading... and nobody else bothered to read it again after they were done.
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  • Sandra Karina
    5.0 out of 5 stars Time after time
    Reviewed in Germany on August 20, 2020
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    This is the book of my life. Never had I been in love before... now I know what timelessness feels like.
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