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272 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141399133
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 04 June 2015
Description
Now hailed as an American classic Tropic of Cancer, Henry Miller’s masterpiece, was banned as obscene in this country for twenty-seven years after its first publication in Paris in 1934. Only a historic court ruling that changed American censorshi...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,564 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
challenging 51%
funny 35%
adventurous 21%
tense 13%
sad 10%
emotional 8%
inspiring 7%
lighthearted 6%
mysterious 4%
relaxing 3%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 32%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 6% | N/A: 3% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
No: 65% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual contentModerate
Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, ExcrementMinor
Toxic friendship, Rape, Abortion
272 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141399133
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 04 June 2015
Description
Now hailed as an American classic Tropic of Cancer, Henry Miller’s masterpiece, was banned as obscene in this country for twenty-seven years after its first publication in Paris in 1934. Only a historic court ruling that changed American censorshi...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,564 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
challenging 51%
funny 35%
adventurous 21%
tense 13%
sad 10%
emotional 8%
inspiring 7%
lighthearted 6%
mysterious 4%
relaxing 3%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 32%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 6% | N/A: 3% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
No: 65% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual contentModerate
Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, ExcrementMinor
Toxic friendship, Rape, Abortion