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Dec 05, 2010
Can't honestly give this book a rating as I had to throw in the towel after 20 pages...I really gave it a good try but found it unreadable. Joyce's "stream of consciousness" style makes for an confusing, jolting, unenjoyable experience. It seems you have to know your latin and turn-of-the-century Irish jargon to have any chance to know what's going on. It's not the time period that makes this book exclusive - Fitzgerald's "Great Gatsby" is written was written within the same decade and is infinitely more accessable...and enjoyable!