A review by aaronboot
Ulysses by James Joyce

5.0

I think the reason Ulysses is so hard for people to explain and the reason why people get so frustrated trying to read it is because there is no plot, no climax or scene I, II and III. But at the same time, it's not static. The book is a circle, there is no beginning or end; from S to Y, Y to S.

It is an analysis of Irish political views; a map of Dublin; and it's about love and death. It's like Seinfeld, "a show about nothing."

One day is explained in 768 pages. Ulysses is mind-altering, and extremely challenging. "Shut your eyes and see."