A review by lexaabdalla
Ulysses by James Joyce

4.0

The only way I was able to get through this piece of work was in an undergraduate course on James Joyce. The book has a lot to offer and is incredibly put together. I still think James Joyce is one of the biggest asses I've ever read, but he truly has a gift. The simultaneity throughout the book is reflective of the sometimes strange symmetry in life that we miss. Because the book basically transforms from modernism to post-modernism, the fact that it is a difficult read may be an understatement, but it is not impossible to get through and has some really beautiful moments. Like I said though, you might need a professor to actually translate those moments to you from Joyce's garbled language in order to fully appreciate them.