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I know this is a classic, critically acclaimed collection of short stories. I'm just not a fan of modern or post-modern fiction, and I did not really enjoy reading this.
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The three stars are an average - most of the stories were really just not very good. Dull. Boring. Predictable. The only standout is the one most of us have already read: The Dead. Its a lovely story, and everything works. I think it may be my favorite thing Joyce ever wrote. How are the rest so mundane?
Another just plain silly question, this collection was originally published in 1916, and this edition is called the "centennial" edition, but was published in 1982. I'm not a math whiz . . . but ...more
Another just plain silly question, this collection was originally published in 1916, and this edition is called the "centennial" edition, but was published in 1982. I'm not a math whiz . . . but ...more
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