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 #2 (permalink) Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:40 am James Joyce |
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| I've read a little James Joyce, mainly his book "Dubliners". I don't find him difficult, but I find him a bit boring. |
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| #3 (permalink) Mon Aug 06, 2007 19:39 pm James Joyce |
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| Tom wrote: |
Hi
I have got a couple incoherent questions to ask:
1- Have you ever read James Joyce? Did you find him very difficult? Do you like his writing?
Tom |
I've read "Dubliners" and it's pretty straight forward. I've read half of "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man", and I pretty much stopped at the point when it was getting too difficult (and boring, too).
I also attempted to read "Ulysses". Same experience as towards the end of "Portrait of the Artist...", this time right from the start. I dropped it after some 120 pages or so because his Stream of Consciousness technique was becoming increasingly unpalatable. Intentionally unpalatable, but nevertheless indigestible.
I like Dubliners, but I wouldn't recommend any other of his books.
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