Vera’s Reviews > Ulysses > Status Update

Episode 15: madness, but at least it is meant to be madness, so I enjoyed this (lucky me, since this is the longest episode of the book)

Episode 13: lovely style.
this book is a weird rollercoaster

Episode 12: yeah whatever. What is this book about anyway?

Episode 9: uh well I did read some Shakespeare bit not sure if I got all of this
Episode 10: funny all these little stories. But hoooow many characters are there??
Episode 11: S.O. W.E.I.R.D.

Episode 4: Oh this is a RELIEF.
Episode 5-8: This is quite nice. I actually enjoy this stream of consciousness thing. I can actually -I think- understand what’s going on. Maybe Ulysses isn’t that bad. (little voice in head: oh beware. There’s going to be style changes, you’ve read that. This isn't rated the most impossible book ever without reason. There’s a 40-page long sentence coming up. Just… enjoy but beware.)

Episode 3: OMFG I WANT TO DIE. NO WHY SHOULD I DIE. THE BOOK SHOULD DIE. I’M GOING TO RIP IT APART!!!! WHY THE HELL IS THERE SO MUCH LATIN AND FRENCH. IT REMINDS ME OF THE FACT THAT I LEARNED BOTH AT SCHOOL AND I HATE THAT I LOST ALL OF IT.
Ok I am just going to skip the rest of this episode as I already learned the Leopold Blooms episodes should be easier to read.

Episode 1: Hm. Where is this gonna lead to?
Episode 2: Hm. Where is this gonna lead to? Maybe I should check on how to read Ulysses first before continuing this.
- Takes a little break to read Hamlet and reread the Odyssey because people say it helps. Doesn’t read any other James Joyce books as his writing style in these first two episodes aren’t really my thing –

I am literally afraid of this book. It had been sitting on my shelf for at least 4 years and now finally the time has come. I started it.