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Truth be told, this book was a challenge. And there were bits that made me want to tear my eyes out. At times it feels brilliant, others amateur, and even others simplistic and just arrogant. But upon finishing it the feeling of a final piece being slid into completion bloomed in my mind. This combined with the experimental nature of the novel, its heaps on top of heaps of ambiguities, allusions, puns, humor, eroticism, all coalesced finally into a book basically about moments. And left with thi
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Ich habe mich getraut: Ulysses. Und ja, die Warnungen hatten ihre Berechtigung, es ist lang, es passiert wenig, oft hat man keine Ahnung, wovon der Autor gerade redet oder was das eine oder andere Symbol bedeutet, oder ob es überhaupt etwas bedeutet. Aber auch die positiven Stimmen hatten Recht: Es ist absolut lesenswert, ein Abenteuer, eine großartige Momentaufnahme der Stadt Dublin zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts.
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