false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156885224m/250.jpg 250 31 <div>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.</div> 1190908 1939 Tropic of Capricorn total:2333|5:646|4:830|3:649|2:160|1:48| 2333 8865 3446 128 2 2 false false Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Sep 29 16:35:40 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 14 13:27:55 -0800 2009
Now, you almost had me at the begin...more...]]> 2 2 false false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 09:04:54 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 14 11:27:53 -0700 2009
Actually haven't picked this up again. I was enticed by the idea of reading about ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Aug 02 11:32:55 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 11:34:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 08:26:32 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 08:08:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 19:07:49 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 17:28:35 -0700 2009
"The stabbing horror of life is not contained in calamities and disasters, because these things wake one up and ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 28 05:53:10 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 05:53:44 -0700 2009
Having been guided by Miller to other writers--Celine,...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 15:11:21 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 13:50:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jul 07 17:24:07 -0700 2008 Wed May 20 22:40:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jun 17 19:26:20 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 17 19:49:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 2 false false Thu Jan 10 11:02:27 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 13:44:55 -0800 2008 banality rather than its sexual content. I recently reread the first page and counted five cliches.* I'd've found more had I the strength to continue. Miller had pluck, sure, and ballsful of bravado. But talent? I might've wanted to drink with him in some Dijon bordel...more...]]> 5 0 true false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 20 04:13:12 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 30 20:47:47 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Apr 02 21:45:30 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 02 21:53:15 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 19:00:29 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 20 15:56:44 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Mon Mar 26 15:31:26 -0700 2007 Tue Mar 27 06:46:04 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 06 19:16:50 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 21 06:03:06 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Oct 12 21:26:18 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 21:33:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 12:02:22 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 12:26:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 1997 Thu Feb 21 04:46:51 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 21 04:47:17 -0800 2008 La danza del sábado por la noche, la danza de melones que se pudren el cubo de la basura, de moco verde fresco y ungüentos viscosos para las partes tiernas. La danza de las máquinas tragaperras ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed May 02 13:37:18 -0700 2007 Wed May 02 18:59:44 -0700 2007
bits about whats-her-face, june, make you realize how truly freaky the ny underworld in the 20's and 30's were. i get obsessed reading about her. funny to see miller, the typical misogynist white working class h...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jan 11 10:31:39 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 10:33:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=250