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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Was hoping for more from such a classic piece of literature, but the annotations were interesting and helped enlighten me about the time period and the Dubliners' relationship to religion, nationalism, and the Irish culture.
challenging
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:
Yes
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A collection of short stories set in turn of the 20th century Dublin.
I’ll start with my slight negative of this being a tiny bit of a mixed bag - there were a couple of stories that I battled to the end of and felt like I simply did not know what was going on.
Really loved them on the whole though. They were different to other short stories I’ve read. Instead of being fully realised, compact stories with a ‘beginning, middle, end’ vibe, these were more like snapshots or little painted moments of points in time, and from those we get an inkling as to what life was like.
There was a kind of indirect bleakness hovering over all the stories (just my cup o tea). Highlights for me were A Painful Case, Eveline, The Boarding House and A Mother.
I’ll start with my slight negative of this being a tiny bit of a mixed bag - there were a couple of stories that I battled to the end of and felt like I simply did not know what was going on.
Really loved them on the whole though. They were different to other short stories I’ve read. Instead of being fully realised, compact stories with a ‘beginning, middle, end’ vibe, these were more like snapshots or little painted moments of points in time, and from those we get an inkling as to what life was like.
There was a kind of indirect bleakness hovering over all the stories (just my cup o tea). Highlights for me were A Painful Case, Eveline, The Boarding House and A Mother.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
a beautiful display of talent and versatility from James Joyce. he captures you with every short story—and has filled each with such feeling!!
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Beautifully thought provoking short stories centred in and around life in Dublin during the fin de siècle. Often profound, witty and lucid characters keep this work a brisk and fun read.
Reviewed for Books and livres
To be honest, I took the opportunity of #TheIrishReadathon to finally get to reading James Joyce, I was prejudiced against him but I can't really pinpoint why. The writing style of the era, maybe, experimental writing and all that ?
I'm ambivalent about Dubliners : when I read some parts of these short stories, I felt I was being there, in Dublin, back then, watching these people. Some parts were creepy, others were moving, but mostly... I just felt bored.
That is to say this author has the power to write beautifully, but maybe I'm just not receptive to this kind of writing. I wanted to give up at times but persevered. Maybe I was wrong to start with reading his short stories, I'll try some other time with one of his novels.
To be honest, I took the opportunity of #TheIrishReadathon to finally get to reading James Joyce, I was prejudiced against him but I can't really pinpoint why. The writing style of the era, maybe, experimental writing and all that ?
I'm ambivalent about Dubliners : when I read some parts of these short stories, I felt I was being there, in Dublin, back then, watching these people. Some parts were creepy, others were moving, but mostly... I just felt bored.
That is to say this author has the power to write beautifully, but maybe I'm just not receptive to this kind of writing. I wanted to give up at times but persevered. Maybe I was wrong to start with reading his short stories, I'll try some other time with one of his novels.