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3.43 AVERAGE
3.43 AVERAGE
4.5/5
a beautiful journey that begins in a childlike tone and ends with stephen’s leap into the unknown – finally sure in having found his own voice.
“to speak of these things and to try to understand their nature and, having understood it, to try slowly and humbly and constantly to express, to press out again, from the gross earth or what it brings forth, from sound and shape and colour which are the prison gates of our soul, an image of beauty we have come to understand — that is art.”
“[…] to live, to err, to fall, to triumph, to recreate life out of life! a wild angel had appeared to him, the angel of mortal youth and beauty, an envoy from the fair courts of life, to throw open before him in an instant of ecstasy the gates of all the ways of error and glory. on and on and on and on!”
“old father, old artificer, stand me now and ever in good stead.”
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a beautiful journey that begins in a childlike tone and ends with stephen’s leap into the unknown – finally sure in having found his own voice.
“to speak of these things and to try to understand their nature and, having understood it, to try slowly and humbly and constantly to express, to press out again, from the gross earth or what it brings forth, from sound and shape and colour which are the prison gates of our soul, an image of beauty we have come to understand — that is art.”
“[…] to live, to err, to fall, to triumph, to recreate life out of life! a wild angel had appeared to him, the angel of mortal youth and beauty, an envoy from the fair courts of life, to throw open before him in an instant of ecstasy the gates of all the ways of error and glory. on and on and on and on!”
“old father, old artificer, stand me now and ever in good stead.”
(poderia colocar mais umas 40 frases aqui rs)
The three stars will fool you only if you let them to.
I would say it is so much more for my inability to grasp the book's true meaning than its inability to convey it. Maybe I will come back once I have seen more of life, and then I will understand more of it.
I would say it is so much more for my inability to grasp the book's true meaning than its inability to convey it. Maybe I will come back once I have seen more of life, and then I will understand more of it.
Spoiler
At least I could really relate to Dedalus's perspective on religion. Interesting how these still stay relevant even after a hundred years.
I found it difficult to follow: Willfully obtuse. I feel to read a James Joyce novel you have to know of 50 other books, which in my opinion is not conducive to good storytelling.
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
an entire chapter that is only a description of mass? no
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
The novel covers the childhood and young adulthood of Stephen Dedalus, who waffles from hedonism and outright denouncement of his Catholic upbringing to complete and total devotion to his faith. In the end he settles for a middle ground, where aesthetics and true beauty are his true religion.
This classic coming-of-age novel was a difficult read for me. I'm not sure if it was the nearly stream-of-consciousness style or the male narrator that threw me off, but it was hard for me to get into the story. I found it bogged down with too many political and religious references and wasn't all that interested in the outcome of the protagonist, Stephen Dedalus. All that being said, this was a book assigned for a college survey class and not one I chose on its own merits.
I did appreciate this edition of the book for its helpful essays and historical background. The footnotes in the main text are invaluable in understanding the story.
This classic coming-of-age novel was a difficult read for me. I'm not sure if it was the nearly stream-of-consciousness style or the male narrator that threw me off, but it was hard for me to get into the story. I found it bogged down with too many political and religious references and wasn't all that interested in the outcome of the protagonist, Stephen Dedalus. All that being said, this was a book assigned for a college survey class and not one I chose on its own merits.
I did appreciate this edition of the book for its helpful essays and historical background. The footnotes in the main text are invaluable in understanding the story.
Stephen Dedalus is my name
Ireland is my nation
Clongowes is my dwelling-place
And heaven my expectation
Stephen Dedalus is the kind of guy who would read [b:Frankenstein|35031085|Frankenstein The 1818 Text|Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1631088473l/35031085._SY75_.jpg|4836639] and think that Victor Frankenstein was just misunderstood.
Strong character development:
Yes
Upon noting what I was reading, my grandfather noted, "Aha, what a piece of cake!" I agreed, yes, it was delicious, and then he doubledogdared me to read and finish Ulysses. We'll see.