/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.15331362]

I'm over 700 pages into Ulysses, yet haven't learned or appreciated anything about it beyond "this is a very clever book". It hasn't even been especially enjoyable, though some parts are funny and creative.

For those who have read it, could you describe your experience?

[Anonymous No.15331412]

>>15331362
A waste. I can't imagine how those grad students felt cataloguing every word for the ego of their professor

[Anonymous No.15331423]

the very very last section gets pretty emotional, but what a chore to get through. maybe take your time and try to appreciate the details, cause i rushed through and had no fun at all

[Anonymous No.15331427]

>>15331362
idk bro, mayhaps you are to young or inexperienced in literature? I read a much simpler book, The Sun Also Rises, at 19 and 22, and found it incredibly boring the first time around and flawlessly artful and human the second time. Maybe try picking it up again after some more living?

[Anonymous No.15331430]

>>15331423
I've been reading this book since November, an average of about 4-5 pages a day. I'm taking it VERY slowly.

[Anonymous No.15331435]

I don’t get how anyone could like something so naively optimistic about modernity. Every other big novel from that time has aged so much better in this regard.

[Anonymous No.15331437]

>>15331427
I've read about 400 books, including most of Pynchon's, so this isn't a case of baby's first book

[Anonymous No.15331455]

>>15331362
but did you pick up the references?

[Anonymous No.15331470]

>>15331455
Did anyone pick up every reference?
Impossible to do so unless you're reading it with a guide to reference every other sentence.

[Anonymous No.15331477]

>>15331427
>The Sun Also Rises
I couldn't stand that book. It wasn't so much that I found it boring, it just irritated me.