Well, let me tell ya somethin’ about this here book, Tropic of Capricorn. It ain’t no easy readin’, that’s for sure. This fella, Henry Miller, he wrote it, and boy, did he stir up a fuss.
Now, they say it’s ’bout his life, kinda like how he remembers it. Not straight through, mind ya, but jumpin’ all over the place. One minute he’s a young fella in Brooklyn, gettin’ into all sorts of mischief, next he’s gabbing ’bout some woman he was sweet on. Then, wham, he’s talkin’ ’bout his old lady and the troubles they had.
This book, it ain’t for the faint of heart. Folks got their knickers in a twist ’cause he talks plain about, well, you know… stuff that happens between men and women. They even banned it in America for a long, long time. Can ya believe that? Said it was too dirty or somethin’. But folks over in Paris, they printed it right up.
What’s this Tropic of Capricorn thing anyway? Well, it ain’t somethin’ you can touch or see, see? It’s one of them lines they draw on maps, a make-believe circle going ’round the world down south of that middle line, the equator. Just like that other line up north, the Tropic of Cancer. They say this Capricorn line is movin’ a tiny bit north all the time, but heck, I ain’t never gonna notice that.
- It’s a book ’bout Henry Miller’s life, kinda jumbled up.
- Lots of folks got mad ’cause it was too spicy.
- It talks about New York City back in the old days.
- The Tropic of Capricorn is a line on a map.
This Miller fella, he writes about New York City back when things were real different. He talks about the big buildin’s and the nasty sewers, the good times and the bad. He worked at a place called Western Union, sendin’ them telegram things, and he had all sorts of jobs and adventures. He even had a thing with his piano teacher when he was just a young’un, imagine that! She was near thirty and he was only fifteen. Lordy!
He talks about Brooklyn, where he grew up, and all the different kinds of folks livin’ there. It sounds like a real lively place, full of hustle and bustle. He didn’t have no easy life, that’s for sure. He talks about bein’ happy and sad, frustrated and joyful. It’s like he’s pourin’ his whole life out on them pages.
Now, you can get this book in all sorts of ways. You can buy a real book, a hardcover they call it, or you can get it on your phone or computer. They call them ebooks, I reckon. Ain’t that somethin’? You can even find deals on it, save a little bit of money.
So, is this book any good? Well, that depends on what you like. If you want a pretty story with nice words and no fuss, this ain’t it. But if you want somethin’ real, somethin’ raw, somethin’ that makes you think and maybe even blush a little, then maybe you should give it a try. Just don’t let the young’uns get their hands on it, ya hear?
This book, it’s like lookin’ into somebody’s soul, warts and all. It ain’t always pretty, but it’s real. And sometimes, that’s what matters most. You see this Henry fellow, he ain’t afraid to say what’s on his mind. And that, I reckon, is somethin’ to admire, even if you don’t agree with everything he says.
So there ya have it. A little somethin’ ’bout this here Tropic of Capricorn. It’s a book that caused a ruckus, a book that tells a story, a book that ain’t for everybody. But if you’re brave enough to give it a read, you might just find somethin’ in there that sticks with ya.
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