My book does not pretend to scholarship, only to a desire to help the average reader who wants to know Joyce's work but has been scared off by the ...
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Jan 01, 2012
Rachel
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I will read and have read any biography I can find on James Joyce. He fascinates me, so when my library got a new (old) biography in, I was really excited. Once I got it, I realized the author wrote "A Clockwork Orange," one of my favorite books. It isn't as much a biography as just a fellow writer and fan talking about why James Joyce is such a fascinating and enigmatic figure. It didn't give as much insight into Joyce's life as I would have liked, but it was written so well.
Mar 26, 2009
Terri
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I tried to get into this book. Went over 100 pages. This is just way too analytical for my tastes. I want to enjoy books, and though Burgess clearly lvoes Joyce and he writes well, this is way worse than any high school English class analyzing a book. For those who like that level of intense scrutiny they will likely love this book. But not me.
Nov 28, 2011
Duff
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Burgess has such fun and got so deeply into Joyce's language and process that it has made me re-evaluate ideas about Joyce that I had harbored since college...a long, long time to go without rethinking those decisions! So, it is a good thing. It was an intense, but interesting read.
Dec 08, 2008
Brilliant study of Joyce by another master of language(the mind behind A Clockwork Orange).
Jan 25, 2008
Brigham
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Interesting walk through of all of Joyce's works by the man famous for writing a Clockwork Orange. Something like really brainy Cliff Notes that span an entire career. Not sure what kind of reader would best be served by this book, but for me, a guy who is always considering revisiting Ulysses and Finnigans Wake, it helped stimulate the Joyce part of my brain and give me a little more ammo for when I do get around to reading those books again.
Oct 29, 2008
Derek
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An excellent, easy to understand analysis of all of James Joyce's works. I'm using it now to help me understand Finnegan's Wake, which I plan to re-read soon, and Ulysses. I'm really enjoying this book.
Aug 06, 2008
m.
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it's not hard to imagine how much fun it is to study joyce's language, burgess just happens to do it better than anyone else.
Nov 16, 2007
Dave
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For a while it actually makes you want to read any of the crap that James Joyce published. The feeling thankfully passes.
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