Banned Book Club: Tropic Of Cancer by Henry Miller BOOK REVIEW

03/01/22 • 33 min

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In this episode we tackle probably the most banned of the banned books we've covered so far - Henry Miller's infamous "Tropic of Cancer". It literally got people sent to jail. This one breaks every rule of polite society, and also every rule in the fiction writing handbook; no plot, no structure, mountains of adjectives, pages long plunges into intangibles, and overall vulgar self indulgence. But that’s kind of the point. Join us and find out why, despite all that, TOC remains in so many 'top 100 books of all time' lists.
1:30 Intro
3:35 About the Author & Novel
5:15 Why it’s banned
6:30 Who really is Arthur Miller?
9:10 Rafaella’s review
13:00 Nick’s Review / The writing style of Miller
16:00 Arthur Rimbaud, Apollo, and Dionysus
17:15 Nietzche on artistic frenzy
20:15 Does this novel work in this style?
20:35 Midroll
22:40 Bukowski vs. Miller
24:10 Stream of consciousness vs simple writing
27:15 Reinventing the self
29:30 Why it’s important to read Tropic of Cancer
30:22 Was Henry Miller truly free?
32:13 Outro

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Banned Book Club: MAUS by Art Spiegelman - REVIEW

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In this episode we examine ‘Maus’, the recently banned Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel by Art Spiegelman. It tells the story of a son trying to reconnect with his father while the shadow of the Holocaust looms heavily in the background. By not hammering the inherent emotion of source material, ‘Maus’ inavedertantly becomes the most heart rending depiction of the Holocaust we’ve seen. Join us as we explore Speigelman’s masterpiece, and try to understand the reasons for it baffling ban.
0:58 Intro

2:12 Synopsis

4:05 Why it got banned

5:30 The style of the novel

8:00 What the story is ACTUALLY about

10:10 The many layers of Maus

10:27 Midroll

12:50 The relationship between Vladek and Art

15:20 Art Spiegelman’s Experience writing Maus

18:00 People’s misinterpretation of Maus

20:05 Why Maus should be part of school curriculum

21:30 The importance of reading banned books

23:11 Outro

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The Problem With Book Banning - Interview With Ryan Estrada | Co Author Of Banned Book Club

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In this episode we're joined by Ryan Estrada - author of the Eisner nominated graphic novel “Banned Book Club” -Not a typo - the book just happens to have the same name as our channel. It also happens to be an exciting and timely book, exploring the dangers of censorship through the eyes of a young girl living under an oppressive political regime in Korea. We talk with Ryan about his story, censorship, and the recent controversy with Maus.