When I tried to read "Ulysses", about 45 years ago, I came to the conclusion
that it was just an Artsy - Fartsy pile of crap produced by an act of mental
masturbation.
I've seen nothing that has changed my mind. I've never even heard of any
person
who read it cover to cover in 3 or 4 consecutive days like I have done
with a
few longer books.
If there weren't so many nice people on the list, I'd tell you what I
really think.
Your ever so broad minded list member,
Bryan (live and let live, or else.)
Russel Mack wrote:
>Jon:
>congrats to Nancy. "Zen and the Art..." is really a pretty hard read.
>
>Only two (reputedly "good") books I ever "bailed-out of" were "Ulysses"
>(James Joyce) and "Return of the Native" (Thomas Hardy). Nobody should have
>to suffer that much just to feel like an intellectual. It ain't worth it!
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