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Jan 31, 2012diesellibrarian rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Miller oscillates between what feels like self-conscious rebellion (against "literature," I suppose) and an alcohol-fueled but visceral documentary of his life in Paris. The prose crackles like a high-tension wire, but the thread of the narrative takes abrupt turns that can be difficult to follow. The book is populated by a cast of losers and struggling/delusional artists that form the backdrop of Miller's somewhat objective perspective on the rotting-yet-fecund Paris of the early 20th century.