[lupire]

Ulysses was a challenge project. Joyce tried to make the hardest to understand, most reference-packed book he good. It's the Final Boss of English Literature. I don't see the point of reading it before reading most/all the classic works Joyce built upon.

[ubermonkey]

I think you're forgetting about Finnegan's Wake.

[versk]

Secret unbeatable boss. Michael Chabon wrote an excellent essay about his efforts to read Finnegans wake in the NYbook review

[ubermonkey]

Oooo! Would love to read that. Do you have a link?

BELAY THAT: I can google. Found it. Thanks!

[jnsaff2]

Sheehs, if it’s true that it was deliberately written to be hard to understand then I’m glad I never got past 10th page. Eff that.

Tho I did finish and enjoy Infinite Jest which is also considered a difficult book to get through.