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Ulisse

James Joyce

3.64 AVERAGE


Very rangy and stream of consciousness - the writing style and voice were fine.  I might give it another go.
challenging 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: Complicated

Woo-hoo! It only took me about three years to get around to finishing it! There are a lot of smart things that can and should be said about Ulysses that I'm just too beat to think about now. But the rewards of reading are many and various. One of the brilliant things about Ulysses is that it does so many things to satisfy readers and to baffle readers, sometimes at the same time.
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Think I got like 20% of that
adventurous challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging emotional funny reflective
Plot or Character Driven: Character

It's like the sea Odysseus sails upon, up and down. I nearly quite 3 times, the 3rd I powered on through as it was a few 100 pages from the end. The bit after this? Possibly the best thing I've ever read. Well worth it, but read Dubliners and Portrait first.

Yes.
challenging slow-paced
challenging funny 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: Complicated