Catholic guilt. That's a term thrown around in my family a lot, and it's something that I identify with. If you don't have an Irish Catholic background, I can understand how you may become bored with the religious sermons and the shameful, guilt-ridden nature of Stephen's musings.This book revolves ...
I wanted to like this book and was excited about reading it; I was attracted by the lack of a traditional narrative and the book's reputation and Joyce's reputation. I enjoyed the early descriptions of Stephen's family, the descriptions of his school days especially when he had a fever, the question...
The book begins with an epigraph from "She Moved Through the Fair": The people were saying no two were e'er wedBut one had a sorrow that never was said.Those two lines carry the essence of the story. The long-term consequences of keeping secrets are at the heart of Reading in the Dark. The unnamed ...
This book is beautifully written. I wasn't sure what to expect going into it, but I really enjoyed it. I think that Joyce finds a way to somehow embody experiences that a lot of people have been through.As I read the story, I couldn't directly relate to any one particular instance, but I definitel...
Even worse than I remembered.There were about five sentences worth of brilliance in the entire book, but they are hidden neck deep in a muggy mosquito filled bog of awfulness. Please, take my word for it, stay far, far away from this book.
Portrait of the Artist was good; good at putting me to sleep! Actually that's only partially true. The beginning, when Daedalus was a child just wasn't particularly compelling to me to me. My long-time suspicion that I'm not a fan of coming-of-age books (Bildungsroman's according to Wikipedia) was c...
A collection of vignettes that gradually coalesce to form a complete narrative revolving around family, death, loyalty, and love. Short, sweet, and stunning, with beautiful, simple writing.
I don't know why I loved this so much when I read it in college, it has quite a few annoying parts. It does have some good parts though and also some weird parts that I think about almost every time I pee or go for a long walk.
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