May/Joyce Reading Poll

[Scheherazade]

In May, we will be reading a book by James Joyce who said:

The artist, like the God of the creation, remains within or behind or beyond or above his handiwork, invisible, refined out of existence, indifferent, paring his fingernails.

The aim of the Book Club is to read and discuss new books together with other members.

Please try to avoid from voting for the books you have already read and/or do not intend to (re)read with us.

Thank you!

Ulysses *

A Portait Of The Artist As A Young Man *

Finnegans Wake

Dubliners



Book Club Procedures

[Shea]

I vote for Dubliners (it's on that "sacred" list of mine.)

[Virgil]

Wow. Faulkner and Joyce in back to back months. I must be in heaven. I don't know which one to vote for. I've never read Finnegan's Wake, but that's an impossible read. Ulysses I just read over the summer. Second time. A tough read for the club, I think. I'll have to give it further thought before I vote.

[Ryduce]

Definitely Ulysses.

[Virgil]

Definitely Ulysses.

Do you know what you're getting yourself into? If you thought TSATF was tough, wait until Ulysses.

[Ryduce]

I always found Joyce easier than Faulkner for some reason.

[chmpman]

I'm not voting yet, but I'm hoping for Portrait; seems a bit easier, and the only thing I've read of Joyce's is The Dead from Dubliners.

[papayahed]

Faulkner then Joyce???? Man that stinks

So which one's the shortest?

As I recall I think A Portrait wasn't too bad, I'll have to go back and see what I said...

[emily655321]

If you think I'm going to tackle Ulysses or Finnegan's Wake, you're crazy! Actually, I intend to read them, but not this May. Plus, I've heard that Ulysses is an utter waste of time, and I hate stream of consciousness soooo much.

I'll take any excuse! Actually, I think I'll reserve my vote for a while, as usual.

[genoveva]

I don't know which one to vote for. I've never read Finnegan's Wake, but that's an impossible read. Ulysses I just read over the summer. Second time. A tough read for the club, I think. I'll have to give it further thought before I vote.

I voted for Finnegan's Wake even though I would be quite happy reading Portrait of an Artist. I have been wanting to read Ulysses, but I need at least 6 months to do that!

[Virgil]

Faulkner then Joyce???? Man that stinks

So which one's the shortest?

As I recall I think A Portrait wasn't too bad, I'll have to go back and see what I said...

Just going b memory. Portrait is about 200 pages, Ullysses 800 pages.

If you think I'm going to tackle Ulysses or Finnegan's Wake, you're crazy! Actually, I intend to read them, but not this May. Plus, I've heard that Ulysses is an utter waste of time, and I hate stream of consciousness soooo much.

Ulysses is a hard read but it is not IMO a waste of time. It really is a great novel. I've never read Fiinega's wake, but it's written in a constructed language that Joyce created. Who knows how long it would take to read that?

[genoveva]

Portrait is about 200 pages, Ullysses 800 pages.

Does anyone know about how long Finnegan's Wake is?

[Charles Darnay]

Does anyone know about how long Finnegan's Wake is?

670-something. Although it may be claimed to be "unreadable" I would have to vote for this one (Finnegan's), just becasue it seems so unusual and interesting.

[emily655321]

Ulysses is a hard read but it is not IMO a waste of time. It really is a great novel.

Yeah, but you also said you liked Moby Dick. I don't trust you, anymore.

[papayahed]

what about Dubliners? what's the deal with that one?