Well, I've been to New Orleans and back this past week or so, and have had a number of chances to read Ulysses while on the go. I haven't gotten very far in, but have made it through the Stephen Dedalus portion of the book, and on to the first Bloom chapter. The difficulty varied from segment to segment; out of the bunch, I was clearest on the action of the second Dedalus and first Bloom chapters. The third Dedalus chapter is a doozy.
I've got some questions & things to look up marked in my notes (for instance, should I know who Kevin Egan is yet?), but for tonight, I'm just writing to let people know I'm back, and I've gotten my feet wet. The water's fine...unless you're a corpse lost at sea whom the entire town is waiting to turn up in a fisherman's net, I suppose.
Rob
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Sheesh. I've been meaning to contribute, but I will in a day or so -- the unexpected came up.
xoxo.
I know what you mean. I've read four chapters, and don't want to proceed until I blog about them a little. But the blogging keeps on getting put off until I have a clear head for it.
This weekend, definitely. At least a bit of it.
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