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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
It's hard to believe that a 42 hour audiobook/almost 800 page paperback can be set in just one 24 hour period, but Joyce has clearly proven that it can be done. This is not one of my favorites out of all the classics I've read, mostly because it probably didn't need to be as long as it actually was. But, I have knocked another large book and classic off my TBR pile!
Can't say I understood much of it, but what I did was really insightful and witty. I don't think I would've understood half as much as I did without taking a Joyce class this semester! I especially love the way each episode has its own style for unique reason. I will definitely reread (hopefully more than once) because I know there is a near infinite amount to learn/gain from this book.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
The language is really hard for me to understand. I think I need to get a physical copy of the book and try again.
It’s was as difficult as they said it would be, but I thought it was worth it. Definitely didn’t understand all of it, even though I used all the help I could find. Maybe someday I’ll take the trip again. They say that helps. Definitely a monumental work.
challenging
slow-paced
I remain perplexed after reading this. I never really managed to flow into the story and get into the book. Moreover, I also noted that I had the impression of having lost something with this new translation for specific passages that I knew from the old translation.
Suddenly, I am quite unable to say what, in this book, prevented me from adhering to it as the supposed quality of this work: lack of culture on my part? The new translation is too pompous and loses the original novel's artistry. Is the overestimation of a job not so essential in the end? Too much expectation on my part, given the dithyrambs that flourish here and there in this novel?
I am at a loss to determine the primordial element of my feelings; only one thing is sure: this novel disappointed me.
Suddenly, I am quite unable to say what, in this book, prevented me from adhering to it as the supposed quality of this work: lack of culture on my part? The new translation is too pompous and loses the original novel's artistry. Is the overestimation of a job not so essential in the end? Too much expectation on my part, given the dithyrambs that flourish here and there in this novel?
I am at a loss to determine the primordial element of my feelings; only one thing is sure: this novel disappointed me.
To read Ulysses by James Joyce, I think you ought to have a certain literary maturity; otherwise (but also) you must let yourself carry away, and too bad if you don't understand everything.
When we travel, will we analyze everything? If we go to a museum, will we look at everything down to the details? My examples are perhaps a little prominent, but it explains that this book is to be read simply without taking the head, then coming back to it and hop, why not analyze it more in-depth?
It is a complex but original book because it differs in the interior monologue, the absence of punctuation, etc.
Warning: the author is pretty raw!
Good luck reading this literary Everest.
When we travel, will we analyze everything? If we go to a museum, will we look at everything down to the details? My examples are perhaps a little prominent, but it explains that this book is to be read simply without taking the head, then coming back to it and hop, why not analyze it more in-depth?
It is a complex but original book because it differs in the interior monologue, the absence of punctuation, etc.
Warning: the author is pretty raw!
Good luck reading this literary Everest.
challenging
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes