Anyone Read Plexus by Henry Miller?
I just wanted to hear others' impressions and opinions on this book. Or on Henry Miller's stuff in general.
The book is about a young writer, who is still in the struggling phase. He is basically supported by his wife, and a lot of the novel deals with his wife, and his eccentric circle of friends.
One question I have for readers of Miller is if this novel is similar to the rest of his stuff
As for Plexus - I really don't like to criticize books or writers, but a couple of things about this book kept me from enjoying it. For one, there were several passages where Miller was clearly trying to so a Dostoevsky impression. Instead of being a homage, the scenes came across as completely unbelievable. The other thing that bugged me after a while was how Miller threw in scene after scene of sort of disconnected "this is the wild and overtly bohemian artist's life".
I found Miller to be a competent and talented writer - but I suppose his style is what threw me off