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3.43 AVERAGE
3.43 AVERAGE
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I didn't get this book, it was not accessible and I've read books in French that I've found easier to follow. It made me feel uncomfortable, I couldn't tell what was a dream and what was reality, but I believe that is the point. I think this is something that you need explained as you read it, you can't get to it at surface level, and maybe one day I'll be able to do that.
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book, at the tender age of 17, opened my eyes to the concept of stream-of-consciousness. While my AP classmates were complaining about it, I was astounded.
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
finding nice passages in this book was like digging for gold in mud. also didn't know enough irish history to understand this book. i simply do not care for a bunch of men standing around trying to outwit each other. would rather read jane eyre
I greatly disliked reading this book, but I somewhat appreciate what Joyce was trying to do.
Book 199 out of 200 books
"A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce
"A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" is the first and semi-autobiographical novel by James Joyce, first published in the year 1915. The young man being pertained to here is Stephen Dedalus, as well as him being the main character. Dedalus' Pilgrimage from Boyhood through Youth is prosed with a lot of uncertainty, his religious leanings gradually declining through the novel as well as his estrangement from his parents plots the entire novel, a bildungsroman that tackles being a neophyte to being mature in life.
MY THOUGHTS:
I am just one book away from finishing my 200 books challenge and here I am finishing the challenge! It took 2 months of writing book reviews and here I am finally finishing this challenge. So, just as how Dedalus felt while finally figuring out what art is, I am too, here writing my review.
I strongly believe that this novel needs more praise because, as much as I want to dislike the dry yet brutally honest prose of this novel, this novel was all too real for fiction. Dedalus realizing that people have the right to choose their own beliefs as well as his tightening relations with those around him all for the answering of a question- "What is art?".
This novel was a great read, I got this book at a retail store, the 288 pages of this edition. The book was old, its pages severely yellowed, actually browned, not yellowed. But still- this novel is brutally honest by how many established beliefs or new ideas can go into the dustbins of history when a lot of people shift from an ideology to another.
"A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce
"A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" is the first and semi-autobiographical novel by James Joyce, first published in the year 1915. The young man being pertained to here is Stephen Dedalus, as well as him being the main character. Dedalus' Pilgrimage from Boyhood through Youth is prosed with a lot of uncertainty, his religious leanings gradually declining through the novel as well as his estrangement from his parents plots the entire novel, a bildungsroman that tackles being a neophyte to being mature in life.
MY THOUGHTS:
I am just one book away from finishing my 200 books challenge and here I am finishing the challenge! It took 2 months of writing book reviews and here I am finally finishing this challenge. So, just as how Dedalus felt while finally figuring out what art is, I am too, here writing my review.
I strongly believe that this novel needs more praise because, as much as I want to dislike the dry yet brutally honest prose of this novel, this novel was all too real for fiction. Dedalus realizing that people have the right to choose their own beliefs as well as his tightening relations with those around him all for the answering of a question- "What is art?".
This novel was a great read, I got this book at a retail store, the 288 pages of this edition. The book was old, its pages severely yellowed, actually browned, not yellowed. But still- this novel is brutally honest by how many established beliefs or new ideas can go into the dustbins of history when a lot of people shift from an ideology to another.