Reviews

Dubliners by James Joyce

zrashu_'s review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.25

teokajlibroj's review against another edition

2.0

Joyce is praised as one of Irelands best writers, but I found this a let down. Nothing seems to happen in any of the stories. They are comprised of people who know little about, who do little and then the story ends at an almost random point. The early stories were particularly poor and boring. I didn't feel any attachment to any of the characters. There are one or two good moments, but most of it is empty space filler

harryrul's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

robbschuneman's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

booklicker007's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

2.5

Read in HS. Re-read again after stumbling across it in a moving box. Definitely not as palatable/intriguing as I remembered. A dreary read. 

timevictorious's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

joelpriestley's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

nanecat's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

best_rat's review against another edition

papa will duly return for you, doncha worry

k_shanahan's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed almost all of the stories, especially 'The Dead', 'A Little Cloud', 'Evaline' and 'An Encounter'. The recurring theme of how life is boring and monotonous and nothing we ever try and do to spice it up will work, got a bit boring. Joyce forced the motion onto me so much that I wanted to scream at him that I get it!! However, I guess that's what he was going for- I got into a monotonous routine reading about monotonous routines.
I really liked his writing style much more than I thought, and this gives me much more confidence to attempt Ulysses some day in the future