Mogens Johansen answers “I have tried reading this book twice but...”

Deepak Pitaliya asked this question about Ulysses:

I have tried reading this book twice but could not get past 30-40 pages. I even read Iliad and Odyssey before starting this book as the book is supposed to draw some parallel with Odyssey. Is it readable?

Mogens Johansen Yes, very much. Maybe some background is needed. I suggest you don't read it as a ordinary novel; I further suggest you read it contemplatively e.g. f…moreYes, very much. Maybe some background is needed. I suggest you don't read it as a ordinary novel; I further suggest you read it contemplatively e.g. finding subtexts and ....
I read it first time in Danish forty years ago. but now have more English knowledge and I read it in a group. Also listening to Jim Norton's reading (Naxos recordings) really help me when I re-read and re-read it.
Try again and stay with it. I did not understand much first second or third time. but keep going and eventually you will belly laugh at some sections. Go Poldy and the rest of the wonderful gang. Happy Bloomsday next year on 16 June.(less)

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