book_busy 's review for:

Dubliners by James Joyce

4.5

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Whilst Ulysses was totally incomprehensible for me, I feel like Dubliners is a perfect mix of urban Ireland, desire, bitterness and plain-faced humanity. I best enjoyed Joyce when his prose felt the most yearning, lyrical and abstract. I would say there is a touch of the autobiographical about his male characters in this through-thread of the failed/ bumbling/ aspiring artist who feels misunderstood or out of touch with his artistic side but I may be wrong. 

My favourite short stories were: 
'Araby'
'Eveline'
'A Little Cloud'
certain parts of 'The Dead'
honorable mention: 'After the Race'