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bignothing's review
5.0
woof. woof woof.
Miller is a diseased genius who gets what he deserves here.
tho he is likely to make some heroic reclamation of his degenerate life in the following parts.
poetically brilliant.
Miller is a diseased genius who gets what he deserves here.
tho he is likely to make some heroic reclamation of his degenerate life in the following parts.
poetically brilliant.
jonfaith's review
3.0
I'm not sure I recall enough to merit a review. The autobiographical aspects appeared to fuel such: equal elements of Freudians and Russians within.
cameronius's review
4.0
Henry Miller reminds me of Norman Mailer in some ways. You have to accept the good comes with the bad for both these guys. Sexus is probably the best representation of that maxim as you're bludgeoned over the head for five hundred pages with some of Miller's sleaziest and smartest prose. You will either love or viscerally hate what he has to offer. No doubt about it though, this guy could write.
annakatharinajora's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
leathegriff's review
4.0
The prose was poignant and interesting, though I found the main character's sexual exploits more amusing than anything. Though Miller is obviously trying to place himself squarely in the middle of the sexual revolution, I found his supposed sexual encounters too over the top for me to be able to suspend believability. For instance, most of the book spends time recounting amazing instances of sexual awesomeness in which the narrator is transported to another dimension. It would be far more believable if the always-drinking narrator suffered from whisky dick.
morgantinablue's review
3.0
There are sections of brilliance, exposes of truth and not entirely unfounded strains of honest, real thought where I felt both awe of reading genius and simple satisfaction of his acknowledgment of the obvious in people. To Miller sex is not sacred. He describes it with the full detail and all the sentiment of a dentist detailing a root canal or tooth replacement or the innocent physics of the combustion engine. His lengthy treatments of normally taboo topics of conversation as commonplace intertwine with his philosophical meanderings to yield a raw, and some will find disturbing, portrait of being.
alexandriaslibrary's review
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I was hesitant to pick this one up and now cannot believe I once felt that way. Raw, unflinching, gross and horny. (No one writes sex like Miller) Meanders (in the good way) through dirty streets and between the legs of women, monologues on morality, and a narrative masterpiece. Proof that any story can be compelling with the write voice