34 reviews for:

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Dubliners (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)

James Joyce

3.66 AVERAGE

yarnmama10's review against another edition

2.0

I guess I am not much of a fan of James Joyce's writing style. I wanted to like this but just couldn't finish it. I was listening to the audiobook and gave up on the last hour or so. I just wasn't holding my attention.

pbraue13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jmoran4's review against another edition

2.0

I tried to start this in high school and could not get into it. I retried in college and had an easier time, though I find Faulkner's stream of consciousness approach much more arresting and emotionally affecting than Joyce's.

alina_eltamimi's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

katibruneau's review against another edition

4.0

Again, I wish I had time to finish this book. My teacher thinks that her class is the only class we have homework for. While not much "action" occurs in this book, I really felt ties to it that made me want to keep reading. I think it was the whole European Boarding School atmosphere that made me think of Harry Potter.

pagemaster_az's review against another edition

2.0

Dmind this one either, I read it in college I just remembered.
Still counts

kim_j_dare's review against another edition

3.0

I'm very glad that I can finally add James Joyce to my reading experience. I appreciate his skill with creating a wide cast of characters and with helping the reader to step into turn-of-the-century Dublin. Joyce is clearly a master at painting characters with a few strokes that allow us to see their hopes, their fears, and their disappointments with life. That being said, neither of these stories really resonated with me. I enjoyed [b:Dubliners|11012|Dubliners|James Joyce|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1334138184s/11012.jpg|260248] more than [b:A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man|7588|A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man|James Joyce|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388201200s/7588.jpg|3298883], simply because the free-association type of writing in Portrait was harder for me to follow.

agirlisariot's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Complicated
• Loveable characters? Complicated

2.5

this book put me to sleep numerous times but there’s some decent prose ig

hakkun1's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Complicated
• Loveable characters? Complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

a_ostertag's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Complicated
• Loveable characters? Complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Complicated

4.25