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Ulysses

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  • Author：James Joyce
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Summary

The greatest novel of the twentieth century， now in a beautiful Clothbound Classics centenary edition

Following the events of one single day in Dublin， the 16th of June 1904， and what happens to the characters Stephen Dedalus， Leopold Bloom and his wife Molly， Ulysses is a monument to the human condition。 It has survived censorship， controversy and legal action， and even been deemed blasphemous， but remains an undisputed modernist classic: ceaselessly inventive， garrulous， funny， sorrowful， vulgar， lyrical and ultimately redemptive。 It confirms Joyce's belief that literature 'is the eternal affirmation of the spirit of man'。

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Reviews

Ali ，

What the F did I read？

Mohana ，

Read a shorter anthology version for my Irish literature class。 I'm sure it's a masterpiece， but it sure was a pain to get through Read a shorter anthology version for my Irish literature class。 I'm sure it's a masterpiece， but it sure was a pain to get through 。。。more

Peter Sherwood ，

Second time around--I understood it much more， equipped as I was with an annotated version and Cliffs notes！

Zagreus ，

Hellish to read- I wouldn't do it again。 Hellish to read- I wouldn't do it again。 。。。more

Wilkes ，

Best book of all time， even though I probably understood 50% of it。A more in-depth and entertaining read than anything I could imagine， kind of felt like decoding a hidden code （and really rewarding when you can pick up parts）

Brian Gowthorpe ，

It has taken me three attempts to finish Ulysses。 I was perhaps a little disappointed at the enormous shift from the impressive stories in Dubliners to the semi-stream-of-consciousness technique employed in this novel - Finnegans Wake seems to take this much further and too far for me - but there is enough to cling onto in the way of narrative string for this to be a powerful piece of art。

Eliane Lopes ，

4。5/5So I finally read Ulysses。 Did I enjoy it？ Yes， I did。 Was it a challenge？ Yes， it was。Ulysses is that kind of book that makes you fear it even if you not aware of what those pages hold。 I had some good laughs too， Joyce knew how to make us chuckle with some good satire and dark humor。 For example: Hades episode when Bloom goes to funeral。One of the things we need to have clear when reading it is the parallel Joyce made with odyssey。 He created his own Odysseus and name it Leopold Bloom and 4。5/5So I finally read Ulysses。 Did I enjoy it？ Yes， I did。 Was it a challenge？ Yes， it was。Ulysses is that kind of book that makes you fear it even if you not aware of what those pages hold。 I had some good laughs too， Joyce knew how to make us chuckle with some good satire and dark humor。 For example: Hades episode when Bloom goes to funeral。One of the things we need to have clear when reading it is the parallel Joyce made with odyssey。 He created his own Odysseus and name it Leopold Bloom and he goes in his odyssey through Dublin in June 16 1904。 Molly is his Penelope。 Joyce also puts some of himself in Leopold Bloom。Ulysses can be described as a Maze through Dublin。 Also， it's important to understand Dublin， Joyce describes every single place in there throughout his work。 I used google maps （I confess lol） to go to this journey with Bloom。 Joyce contrasts theres islands and the sea in the Odyssey brilliantly in Ulysses。 Joyce makes Bloom perfect with all the flaws with no wonder he chooses the name bloom like a flower。 In addition， Leopold can be seen as nobody。 He is an ordinary man。 Each chapter has its own style， different forms of narratives and perspectives。 Joyce created words way of writing that somehow makes it hard to read at times。 After removing these layers of difficulty， reading is enjoyable as you discover the Irish odyssey。 。。。more

Tânia ，

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Michael ，

It’s was as difficult as they said it would be， but I thought it was worth it。 Definitely didn’t understand all of it， even though I used all the help I could find。 Maybe someday I’ll take the trip again。 They say that helps。 Definitely a monumental work。

Tim ，

I did not retain a single word of this。

Jester ，

Ulysses is a book about everything， but not for everyone。 I always sort of knew how important this book was for the birth of the insane styles of writing that I enjoy， therefore， I knew I had to read it， at least out of respect。 On that side， the book absolutely exceeded all expectations。 The style is mesmerizing。 It is rhythmic and poetic， putting you into a trance of sorts which I would describe as akin to music。 Yet， it is more like listening to music with lyrics in a language foreign to you。 Ulysses is a book about everything， but not for everyone。 I always sort of knew how important this book was for the birth of the insane styles of writing that I enjoy， therefore， I knew I had to read it， at least out of respect。 On that side， the book absolutely exceeded all expectations。 The style is mesmerizing。 It is rhythmic and poetic， putting you into a trance of sorts which I would describe as akin to music。 Yet， it is more like listening to music with lyrics in a language foreign to you。 You can appreciate it， it could even move you， but forcing yourself to understand it， every god damn word of it， would drive you absolutely mad。 So， as soon as I gave up on even attempting to decipher what in the actual fuck Joyce was meaning to say， I started enjoying the aforementioned rhythm of the words。 I am not even fully convinced， either， that there is an actual meaning to this narrative， to these characters， to these events， but I suppose that does not matter。 I can appreciate when the work excels at something， and Ulysses truly does so in its prose。 。。。more

Larissa ，

I feel conflicted about this book。 A friend told me that Joyce's works dialogue with one another， so I may not have the big picture in mind。 On the one hand， it is a literary （in the aesthetic sense） work of art。 This can't be disputed。 What Joyce did is monumental。 On the other hand， I think I despise the man he chose for his main character and everything related to the masculine universe as he builds in the novel。 Reading Molly's own stream of consciousness at the end was spot-on the reader's I feel conflicted about this book。 A friend told me that Joyce's works dialogue with one another， so I may not have the big picture in mind。 On the one hand， it is a literary （in the aesthetic sense） work of art。 This can't be disputed。 What Joyce did is monumental。 On the other hand， I think I despise the man he chose for his main character and everything related to the masculine universe as he builds in the novel。 Reading Molly's own stream of consciousness at the end was spot-on the reader's needs。 。。。more

Scarlet ，

The value of this book escapes me。

Lucia Gannon ，

So many characters， styles， and storylines。 So much I did not understand and yet enjoyed trying to puzzle it out。 A book like no other that I have ever read。 Well worth the time and effort。

Thomas J。 ，

Smut

Nuria ，

Lo he leído en inglés。 He tardado tres años， leyendo y releyendo cada parte， yendo y viniendo， sin prisa， por gusto， sin obligación。 Puedo decir que lo he disfrutado。 Lo recomiendo， pero sin desesperarse， sin que parezca que nos persiguen。 Calma， tranquilidad， y leyendo poco a poco。 Sin imposiciones， sin plazos。 Es la mejor manera de leer en general， pero este libro en particular merece el esfuerzo。

Jojo Dogface ，

Ironically， considering the book， I have no words。。。it's so good Ironically， considering the book， I have no words。。。it's so good 。。。more

Arthur Slugworth ，

3。7 stars reaffirming my belief that people love garbage instead of genius。 Joyce tries and succeeds to capture the full range of human experience， nestled within the most pedestrian of quasi narratives。 Confounding artistic inspiration is drawn from the most banal of days; Literature， science， religion， sex， love， lust， desire， grief， time， memory， hatred， humor all originate from a largely inconsequential man walking around a city on a Thursday。 Joyce celebrates seamless artistic paradox in br 3。7 stars reaffirming my belief that people love garbage instead of genius。 Joyce tries and succeeds to capture the full range of human experience， nestled within the most pedestrian of quasi narratives。 Confounding artistic inspiration is drawn from the most banal of days; Literature， science， religion， sex， love， lust， desire， grief， time， memory， hatred， humor all originate from a largely inconsequential man walking around a city on a Thursday。 Joyce celebrates seamless artistic paradox in brilliant chapter and brilliant chapter。 I've never experienced such a well of meaningful artwork。 。。。more

Max Chapin ，

Probably understood 1%。 Not all the chapters land， but like what else are you going to give this book if not 5 stars？

Benjamin ，

Surprisingly compassionate and thoughtful: an interesting examination of masculinity， antisemitism， the art/science divide， history and nationalism among others。 This book being mostly known as "hard to read" does it a disservice but I'll need to reread it a few times to get a real handle on it。 Surprisingly compassionate and thoughtful: an interesting examination of masculinity， antisemitism， the art/science divide， history and nationalism among others。 This book being mostly known as "hard to read" does it a disservice but I'll need to reread it a few times to get a real handle on it。 。。。more

James Kendall ，

Much more readable then Finnegan's wake then again I did both of them as audiobooks。 Much more readable then Finnegan's wake then again I did both of them as audiobooks。 。。。more

Rocío Catalano ，

Fue toda una experiencia， difícil de describir。 No estoy segura qué tanto entendí， fue realmente una odisea I would say， nunca tardé tanto en leer un libro en mi vida。

Thalassa ，

His work is experimental， in which he plays broadly and wildly with narrative techniques。Several chapters concentrate on the phonic representation of events; some are imitation-historical; one chapter is told in epigrammatic form; others are laid out like drama。In this stylistic flight， Joyce directs the story from a variety of linguistic and psychological points of view。With his revolutionary style， Joyce shook the foundations of literary realism。 After all， aren't there many ways to tell a sto His work is experimental， in which he plays broadly and wildly with narrative techniques。Several chapters concentrate on the phonic representation of events; some are imitation-historical; one chapter is told in epigrammatic form; others are laid out like drama。In this stylistic flight， Joyce directs the story from a variety of linguistic and psychological points of view。With his revolutionary style， Joyce shook the foundations of literary realism。 After all， aren't there many ways to tell a story？ Which way is right？ Can we define one correct way to approach the world？It's actually very good and stunning。 but unfortunately， chapters 3 and 15， I found a point that I didn't understand。🥲 。。。more

Amanda Katerina ，

I finished James Joyce's Ulysses。。。。 But good god at what cost？ I finished James Joyce's Ulysses。。。。 But good god at what cost？ 。。。more

Avery Scott ，

Like most monuments， needs to be walked around and viewed from many angles to be appreciated。

Arnaz M ，

I don't know what sort of message it sends that my first book / review of 2022 I didn't actually get around to finishing， but I feel that I have much to say on Ulysses - I spent around a month on it and finally made the decision to give up when I reached Chapter 17 （Ithaca） in which there was a passage that made me genuinely upset。 “Her antiquity in preceding and surviving succeeding tellurian generations: her nocturnal predominance: her satellitic dependence: her luminary reflection: her consta I don't know what sort of message it sends that my first book / review of 2022 I didn't actually get around to finishing， but I feel that I have much to say on Ulysses - I spent around a month on it and finally made the decision to give up when I reached Chapter 17 （Ithaca） in which there was a passage that made me genuinely upset。 “Her antiquity in preceding and surviving succeeding tellurian generations: her nocturnal predominance: her satellitic dependence: her luminary reflection: her constancy under all her phases， rising and setting by her appointed times， waxing and waning: the forced invariability of her aspect: her indeterminate response to inaffirmative interrogation: her potency over effluent and refluent waters: her power to enamour， to mortify， to invest with beauty， to render insane， to incite to and aid delinquency: the tranquil inscrutability of her visage: the terribility of her isolated dominant resplendent propinquity: her omens of tempest and of calm: the stimulation of her light， her motion and her presence: the admonition of her craters， her arid seas， her silence: her splendour， when visible: her attraction， when invisible。”If I was 11 years old and obsessed with thesauruses and pretentious， big words maybe I would've loved this。 I've read stream of consciousness writing before （mainly Virginia Woolf my beloved） which I have enjoyed greatly， and are not constituted by the stringing of many words that would be used in a spelling bee from hell。 Now attached is an excerpt from a stream of consciousness novel that I greatly enjoyed。"So with the lamps all put out， the moon sunk， and a thin rain drumming on the roof a downpouring of immense darkness began。 Nothing， it seemed， could survive the flood， the profusion of darkness which， creeping in at keyholes and crevices， stole round window blinds， came into bedrooms， swallowed up here a jug and basin， there a bowl of red and yellow dahlias， there the sharp edges and firm bulk of a chest of drawers。 Not only was furniture confounded; there was scarcely anything left of body or mind by which one could say， “This is he” or “This is she。” Sometimes a hand was raised as if to clutch something or ward off something， or somebody groaned， or somebody laughed aloud as if sharing a joke with nothingness。"The above passage， from the second chapter of 'Time Passes' in Woolf's To The Lighthouse， is， in my opinion， far more stirring， far simpler。 It could be seen as a bit outlandish in parts， but nonetheless real， emotional and telling of genuine human experience。Another thing which inspired me to abandon Ulysses was the following quote I read by Joyce himself:'I’ve put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy for centuries arguing over what I meant， and that’s the only way of insuring one’s immortality。This may just be one of the most infuriating things I have heard from a writer。 Literature should never be about insuring one's immortality or confusing professors or stuffing books with enigmas and vague literary references。 If a writer's sole aim is to confound and pull startling tricks with their writing， there is very little commendable about that。I will admit that in the book there are certain passages that are well written， poignant and affecting。 These passages， unfortunately， make up a small fraction of the work。 It could just be that I'm just not an experienced enough reader to properly enjoy and see a deeper meaning of Ulysses。 Maybe in around a decade when I've read many other books and am infinitely wiser I will try again。 。。。more

Sophia ，

I've been reading this for two years now。 On and off。 I'm trying so hard to pay attention but the steam of consciousness is too much for my adhd brain sometimes。 I love the style。 I love that I finished over half of this。 Joyce is truly a master。 But I will never be able to finish all of the books。 This one does indeed have a special place in my heart。 I've been reading this for two years now。 On and off。 I'm trying so hard to pay attention but the steam of consciousness is too much for my adhd brain sometimes。 I love the style。 I love that I finished over half of this。 Joyce is truly a master。 But I will never be able to finish all of the books。 This one does indeed have a special place in my heart。 。。。more

Sarah ，

this was my favorite person's favorite book。 didnt understand much but every time i think back to it i reach an epiphany！ genius and exciting and although I've long finished it it feels like I'm still reading it :） this was my favorite person's favorite book。 didnt understand much but every time i think back to it i reach an epiphany！ genius and exciting and although I've long finished it it feels like I'm still reading it :） 。。。more

Rex ，

Christ on a cracker！ That was strange enough。 Wherever you be， let your wind blow free。

Wendy Lynn ，

What’s ghost of milk？ Cheese！

Reference

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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Ulysses&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0