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I don't know why I feel the need to apologize, but this is the third time I tried to read this and failed. I tried this time with a group, hoping that would make it more intelligible and less oppressive--but, no, it was pretty much the same reaction as the first time. I will not ever try again. If it had been up to me, James Joyce would still be languishing in obscurity.
I know, I know...it is avant guard, it is groundbreaking, it is unique, and (for those who share his sense of humor) it is hum ...more
I know, I know...it is avant guard, it is groundbreaking, it is unique, and (for those who share his sense of humor) it is hum ...more

My first reading and it has undeniable greatness. Only rating a 4 because there's just so much I didn't get. Now being familiar with the flow of everything I intend to do a much closers reading with essays and annotstions.
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