isoseismic7 's review for:

Dubliners by James Joyce

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I’ll start up front by saying that I used Chat GPT throughout reading this book, getting full analysis, feedback, symbolism, background, on each story as I read was invaluable. If I didn’t have that, it would’ve been a difficult to understand slog. But having a “computer professor” to explain things as I went made it a great experience. I learned so much about my own Irish background and what Joyce was saying/critiquing about Dublin and its people.

In short, Dubliners is a masterpiece. You just may need some extra info to help understand it.