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dmfw's review against another edition
challenging
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
This is a book which I feel is more enjoyable to have read than to be reading. In retrospect it's possible to appreciate the structure, the intellectual games and the artful way the novel is put together but to be frank I didn't get out what I had to put in to finish this book and even though I don't think a book has to be enjoyable to be worthwhile necessarily, I'm afraid I am going to rank this one on the basis of how I felt whilst I was struggling through. Which was mainly exhausted, not moved and not especially enlightened.
It may well be the case that a second or third reading is needed to properly appreciate it in which case good luck to those who want to do that. I've had enough after one pass...
It may well be the case that a second or third reading is needed to properly appreciate it in which case good luck to those who want to do that. I've had enough after one pass...
emegallego's review against another edition
4.0
Is it worth it? Yes. Does it have some arduous passages? Sí. Does it have some absolutely incredible passages? Also, yes. Do you have to be a literature nerd to enjoy it? A bit. Will you enjoy it more if you use a guide? Probably. Am I writing this review in the style of Ithaca-catechism-(impersonal)? Not on purpose, I promise.
segue's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
calcollins's review against another edition
5.0
very challenging read, best done aloud and with accountability partners! it's a great book that opened my mind to the phonetics of language, the rhythm and beauty found in literature, and just how confusing James Joyce can make things. it's a great example of things being made clearer through their abstraction, a masterpiece and easily the most influential and groundbreaking books of the 20th century.
nooralhuda's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
snubbeltraden_'s review against another edition
4.0
Erästä nimettömäksi jäävää suurta ajattelijaa lainaten: ihme työmaa koko homma
klmnz's review against another edition
I have learned I need to read more Shakespeare and especially The Odyssey before reading this. Will be coming back!
lauradzpz's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jsdrown's review against another edition
5.0
A lot funnier than I expected. I found myself telling my wife several lines from the book. I don't feel properly equipped to fully review this one. I plan to return to it with a reread eventually. Feels nice to cross it off the bucket list.