Reviews

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce

0hwell00hwell's review against another edition

reflective 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

3.0

samanthag3's review against another edition

3.0

*3.5

nelroden's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

First Joyce novel. Liked the experimental form. Loved the coming of age (Kildungsroman) aspects and the development of Dedalus’ loss of religious belief 

eli1's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

murderbotsbestie's review against another edition

4.0

I probably would have liked this more if I didn't have a god awful professor teaching me it

jvsaucceda's review against another edition

1.0

Wow that was awful. I finally decided to crank the reading speed up so I could just finish this. This was comparable to Faulkner’s awful books. Boo for boring reads. Double thumbs down for books that make no sense, offer no value, and having no meaning.

kbc1239's review against another edition

3.0

Coming of age tale with some similarity to Catcher in the Rye. This story is send in Ireland in the early 1900s. It was good, just not my cup of tea. I get why many folks really like this book.

moiracampbell23's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

littlecitycorner's review against another edition

inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

b4gack's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

5.0

I wish James Joyce were still alive so he could text this whole piece to me and I could respond with a fire emoji