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Originally Posted by WriterDoug  Ah, good old JJ! He's so brilliant that I hate him.  |
Indeed. Though sometimes I wonder about his reputed brilliance. Would quotation marks really detract from the artistic qualities of the book?
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Originally Posted by WriterDoug My professors always told me that if I ever wish to obtain my PhD in English, I will be required to read both Ulysses and Finnegan's Wake, both of which are lovingly dubbed by the department as two of the most difficult and frustrating novels in the English language to read.
Cheers,
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Good luck with the degree.
I rather liked Ulysses. I thought it was funny, and defiantly complicated. It reminded me of Catch 22. (Am I weird? The humor is similar.)