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Doesn't Adaline Glasheen seem a bit "over-the-top" in her denunciation of Molly in her essay on the 'Calypso' episode?

Fred I thought the very same thing. It went on and on about that. Wasn't that also the one that she takes on Blooms lack of fecundity as a major issue. For…moreI thought the very same thing. It went on and on about that. Wasn't that also the one that she takes on Blooms lack of fecundity as a major issue. For a highly rated book I found this one pretty sparse in meaningful content.(less)

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at the end of book 1 joyce hears a seal out in the bay calling. He follows this sentence with one word. Usurper. I am having difficulty getting to grips with what he is thinking. can anyone help? Judy

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