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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Dobra, powiem szczerze: ostatnie strony przekartkowalam na szybciora bo juz po prostu nie wytrzymam. Ta ksiazka moglaby mi dac kryzys czytelniczy jakich mało, ale na szczęście twarda ze mnie sztuka, bo czytanie Biblii w dzieciństwie mnie zahartowalo. Tak właściwie, to Biblia jest ciekawsza i wartosciowsza jako lektura niz to wahoonie, ale to moja prywatna opinia i mozna sie z nia nie zgodzic. Ostatni rozdzial dal mi flashbacki z czytania Marqueza, kiedy w oceanie slow przez wiele stron nie dostrzeglam ani jednej boi kropki (hehe). Autentycznie nie rozumiem, czemu ten eksperyment musiał zajac tyle stron, ale pewnie jakby sie poskładało moje losowe notatki i proby literackie to tez by tyle zajelo. Najbardziej wartosciowa rzecz, jaka z tej lektury wyciagnelam: ser jest trupem mleka.
I'm only to chapter two...and i don't think i can do any more...
I've looked up other reviews...few like it. But, it's in a lot of "Best" lists. How does that work.
I'll be honest. I rarely quit a book. I love books. And, I can usually tell within the first few chapters if it's for me or not. Still, not liking to quit books...even more, I hate to admit when I do quit...especially a generally acclaimed "classic".
I'll proclaim it not. I quit "War and Peace" and i highly doubt that I'll ever try again. And I quit Ulysses without giving it much of a chance. I'll leave it to all those who haven't read it and proclaim it wonderful, and to the pedantic insufferable literati...
I've looked up other reviews...few like it. But, it's in a lot of "Best" lists. How does that work.
I'll be honest. I rarely quit a book. I love books. And, I can usually tell within the first few chapters if it's for me or not. Still, not liking to quit books...even more, I hate to admit when I do quit...especially a generally acclaimed "classic".
I'll proclaim it not. I quit "War and Peace" and i highly doubt that I'll ever try again. And I quit Ulysses without giving it much of a chance. I'll leave it to all those who haven't read it and proclaim it wonderful, and to the pedantic insufferable literati...
challenging
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
I just wish something interesting had happened.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexism, Antisemitism
There is so much in this tome of a book. If you can bring yourself to read it - and that is no easy task - you will find yourself pleasantly rewarded. Joyce's ability to masterfully paint a world interwoven with references and multiple meanings is incredible. One could read this novel one hundred times and learn new things. In this, I am sure I will read this again at some point in my life.
My recommendation before getting into this novel is that you read The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, which is Ulysses's predecessor and prologue, and Homer's works. While not necessary they will help frame the book. A brief history or overview of Ireland and Jewish history is also recommended.
My recommendation before getting into this novel is that you read The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, which is Ulysses's predecessor and prologue, and Homer's works. While not necessary they will help frame the book. A brief history or overview of Ireland and Jewish history is also recommended.
No stars. An utter monstrosity, did not need to be written. Just read Woolf’s essay “On Modernism” and you’ll get the gist. To quote the dudebro in my lit class, it’s “a monument to the male ego”. No, thank you.
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
challenging
funny
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
slow-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