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1. Adam (inkslinger@mastodon.club)'s status on Monday, 07-Jan-2019 11:48:14 EST Adam

   2019 will be the year I finally read (and actually finish) Ulysses.

   *Narrator begins vocal prep for the line he will, almost certainly, recite on December 31*

   1. M. Grégoire (mpjgregoire@mastodon.club)'s status on Monday, 07-Jan-2019 12:10:36 EST M. Grégoire

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      @ink_slinger The Odyssey is a better story. Among the works of Joyce, I preferred both *A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man* and *Dubliners* to *Ulysses*.

      1. Adam (inkslinger@mastodon.club)'s status on Monday, 07-Jan-2019 12:30:36 EST Adam

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         @mpjgregoire To be honest, it feels like one of those books that I "should" read. I attempt it every so often more out of a weird sense of obligation than a strong desire to read it. This is probably why I rarely get more than 50 pages in before giving up.

         1. M. Grégoire (mpjgregoire@mastodon.club)'s status on Monday, 07-Jan-2019 14:52:28 EST M. Grégoire

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            @ink_slinger I'm not sure what you'll get out of a book that you read neither for pleasure nor for a practical end — bragging rights maybe, but are those worth it?

            I suggest that you consider whether your hours could be spent more productively otherwise; or perhaps read more accessible Joyce and then decide whether you want to make a commitment to *Ulysses*.

            1. Adam (inkslinger@mastodon.club)'s status on Monday, 07-Jan-2019 15:18:38 EST Adam

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               @mpjgregoire You're absolutely right, which is why I will almost certainly not read it, despite this weird masochistic desire to do so. I read "Portrait" years ago, in university, but don't remember much (I probably only skimmed it, if I'm being honest). I remember liking it, but it was...I don't even know. 13 or 14 years ago?