A review by doesemilyread
Dubliners by James Joyce

3.0

James Joyce is one word... dull. I’m sorry, I have to say it. Very little actually happens in the stories he has written. They focus more on atmosphere, emotion, and the characters. That being said, his writing is absolutely fantastic at times! It was hard to sit down and read sometimes, but once I’d finished certain stories I found myself thinking about them and really appreciating the book as a whole.

My favourite stories were Araby, The Boarding House and The Painful Case.

I also found it so fascinating reading Joyce’s work, and noticing the very obvious impact it had on authors like Sally Rooney. The writing style felt extremely similar in a lot of ways!