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Ulysses by James Joyce
3.0
Religious, mythological and literary references are found in every phrase of this exquisitely written work. Prose purist rightly love the novel while an equal number of readers rightly loathe it. The organic chemistry of a literature degree.
Ulysses sits proudly atop the Western Canon, and deserves consideration for such a list, but if judged on pacing and story-telling it would not make the top thousand. Joyce's uses of language is mind boggling but as a novel it's highly experimental.
Portrait of the Artist is a more traditional book that captures the author's brilliance. To many Ulysses will feel like a bizarre pretentious torture and others will sit up, completely soaked and thrilled, begging for repeated waterboarding.
Ulysses sits proudly atop the Western Canon, and deserves consideration for such a list, but if judged on pacing and story-telling it would not make the top thousand. Joyce's uses of language is mind boggling but as a novel it's highly experimental.
Portrait of the Artist is a more traditional book that captures the author's brilliance. To many Ulysses will feel like a bizarre pretentious torture and others will sit up, completely soaked and thrilled, begging for repeated waterboarding.