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ju.ca.no

Ulysses | James Joyce

I need your opinion! What would you do: I have a honeymoon ahead in august. We‘ll have a long distance journey there (~20h) and back (~28h) plus two shorter journeys (~4h) between locations. First week will be lots of sightseeing, second week will be spent mainly at the beach (lots of reading time). Would you take many short(er) books to get a dent in your TBR (and how many??) or one chunkster (I‘m thinking Ulysses) plus maybe two lighter reads?

LeahBergen I would definitely go for more beach reads! I‘ve taken big fat classics on holiday before (and I DO love them) but never seem as eager to dive into them. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 4mo

yourfavouritemixtape I think you should bring other books to take your head off Ulysses for a bit every now and then. I don‘t think I could have read it with no other books in between. :) 4mo

ju.ca.no @LeahBergen @yourfavouritemixtape thanks for the tips🤗 you‘re probably right and I should tackle lighter reads! 4mo

kspenmoll On a honeymoon I would definitely take easy reads! 4mo

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CindyMyLifeIsLit

Ulysses | James Joyce

My dear friend recently went to Ireland and Salem, MA, and she thoughtfully brought me a few keepsakes from those regions. Of course, they were book-related! 🥰 I love having friends who know me so well!

Leftcoastzen Nice! 5mo

Ruthiella How neat! 😃 (edited) 5mo

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dabbe

Ulysses | James Joyce

#SummerSouls
#bloom
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs 💚🌳🩵 5mo

dabbe @Eggs 💚💙💚 5mo

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Leftcoastzen

Ulysses | James Joyce

#SundayFunday Think this is the most of one title I own. The manga on top kinda counts!😁The interesting thing about the leather bound, that is a 7th printing of the Shakespeare & Company 1st edition. It was declared obscene. For Americans trying to bring in back into the states it was suggested they have them bound in Paris as the customs inspectors didn‘t remember the title or author, they were told to look for the distinctive blue paper cover.

BookmarkTavern

BookmarkTavern Manga totally counts! What a great stack! Thanks for posting! 7mo

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Jen2

Ulysses | James Joyce

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Really enjoyed the narrator‘s accent but I have no idea what happened!

dabbe This book and Finnigan‘s Wake scare me to death! 😂 9mo

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Bibliobear

Selected Letters of James Joyce | James Joyce, Richard Ellmann

“There is no heresy or no philosophy which is so abhorrent to the church as a human being.“

Remembering James Joyce on his birthday.

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Andrea313

Finnegans Wake | James Joyce

This story popping up in my feed today was a delight. I especially love the no-nonsense group leader insisting, "It wasn‘t like I saw God. It wasn‘t a big deal.” ?

Read all about it:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/finnegans-wake-james-joyce-book-club-2...

LeahBergen That sounds excruciating 😂 11mo

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ShyBookOwl

Finnegans Wake | James Joyce

Came across this in the news and HAD to share 😅 Has anyone here read Finnegans Wake?? Did it take TWENTY-EIGHT years!!? That's commitment.

JamieArc I kind of read it? I took a James Joyce class in university. It‘s such gibberish though that I understood nothing. 12mo

ShyBookOwl @JamieArc 😅 12mo

Ruthiella I read it, but like @JamieArc , I understood virtually nothing. But I had to cross it off my list. I can‘t imagine reading it with such intensity like this group did. 12mo

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ShyBookOwl @Ruthiella 😬 I see the ebook is only $1, and am tempted to check it out, but I don't think I have the discipline or time to really go for it lol 12mo

GondorGirl I took a Joyce seminar in college and the professor (who was a Joyce scholar) admitted that he's never managed to finish Finnigan's Wake. It's the only lit class I ever dropped... 😅 12mo

ShyBookOwl @GondorGirl Wooooww 🤣 12mo

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