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I'm getting the impression that fans of Joyce share spiritual DNA with those who think Seth McFarlane is funny. In both cases, there is no meaning to the work, no depth to the art. It's all about references to other, better works and an invitation to be proud of yourself for understanding the inside joke.
— Feb 17, 2024 09:16PM
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In this section, the protagonist picks his nose. The book is so awful, and English scholars so desperate to eke meaning from it, that a reader's guide proclaims, “...in medieval science, the nose was considered the passage to, and an expurgative of, the brain. In a sense Stephen has been ‘picking at’ his mind during the chapter-his nose-picking is a counterpart to his brooding meditation”. Why am I reading this mess?
— Feb 20, 2024 03:46PM
