Really enjoyed the narrator‘s accent but I have no idea what happened!
“There is no heresy or no philosophy which is so abhorrent to the church as a human being.“
Remembering James Joyce on his birthday.
“There is no heresy or no philosophy which is so abhorrent to the church as a human being.“
Remembering James Joyce on his birthday.
Guyyyssss, I tried SO hard to get through this book but I‘m 9hrs in out of 42 and I just can‘t do it 😭 it‘s on my scratch off poster so I was trying so hard to get it done but I‘m so lost, bored and just keep zoning out. And that‘s with a website guide for each book 🙃 You win some, you lose some 🤷🏻♀️
After 5 months of reading, I finished this one in June, which was otherwise a very disappointing reading month for me 😔, so despite being tricky to read and mostly bonkers, this one is my #12BooksOf2023 choice.
@Andrew65
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...
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.
Love this article from The Guardian!
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/12/california-venice-book-club-finnge...
Particularly this bit…. 🤣
Fialka, who started the group in his early 40s, is now 70. “I don‘t want to lie, it wasn‘t like I saw God,” Fialka said, of reaching the book‘s end. “It wasn‘t a big deal.”
Ok. I‘m done.
I have now read and listened to Ulysses in the same year. Not only that, but I have listened to Kevin Birmingham‘s The Most Dangerous Book which goes deep into the book‘s history. Plus scholarly lectures, other various resources, and reading The Odyssey.
I have officially had my fill. ⬇️
Two finishes on day 1 of the #20in4 Readathon; bit of a cheat, really, given that I‘ve been reading Ulysses since March and had literally one sentence left to read - this being Joyce, though, that sentence was 10 pages long… I needed to read the relevant section of Patrick Hastings‘ Guide before each section of Ulysses!
@Andrew65