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933 pages • first pub 1922 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141182803
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date: 28 March 2000
Description
For Joyce, literature 'is the eternal affirmation of the spirit of man'. Written between 1914 and 1921, Ulysses has survived bowdlerization, legal action and bitter controversy. An undisputed modernist classic, its ceaseless verbal inventiveness a...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,080 reviews
Moods
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
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
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Antisemitism, InfidelityModerate
Child death, Alcoholism, Medical contentMinor
Grief, Violence, Excrement
933 pages • first pub 1922 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141182803
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date: 28 March 2000
Description
For Joyce, literature 'is the eternal affirmation of the spirit of man'. Written between 1914 and 1921, Ulysses has survived bowdlerization, legal action and bitter controversy. An undisputed modernist classic, its ceaseless verbal inventiveness a...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,080 reviews
Moods
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
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
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Antisemitism, InfidelityModerate
Child death, Alcoholism, Medical contentMinor
Grief, Violence, Excrement