Ulysses by James Joyce

Ulysses

James Joyce with Donal Donnelly (Narrator), Miriam Healy-Louie (Narrator)

42 hours, 19 minutes first pub 1922 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

 Except by the most dedicated scholars, much of James Joyce's masterpiece has been unreadable, in large part because it has been unhearable. But Irish actor Donal Donnelly and the people of Recorded Books have brought Ulysses to those of us who ar...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 6,079 reviews

Moods

challenging 92%
reflective 56%
funny 46%
emotional 23%
adventurous 19%
dark 14%
sad 14%
inspiring 12%
mysterious 12%
informative 11%
hopeful 7%
lighthearted 7%
tense 7%
relaxing 2%

Pace

slow 88%
medium 9%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 80% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 4% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 31% | No: 26% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 37% | No: 32% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 59% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.62

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...