Happy Bloomsday, everyone!

[Basil Valentine]

Ulysses is one of my all-time favourite two or three books. I agree entirely that Bloom and Dedalus are two of the most fascinating characters in fiction - I often find myself thinking about them and about the book in general. I don't think I've read anything else that has stuck in my mind to the same extent. I only wish Joyce had been a bit more prolific - apart from Ulysses, two short (but excellent) books and one unreadable one, plus a so-so play leaves me wanting more!

Ellman's biography of Joyce has already been mentioned, but it really is fantastic and I'd recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone remotely interested in Joyce.

[Cazzasaurus]

I read this thread around the 18th of June and it inspired me to get the book out from the library. It has been on my list for a few years, but i guess Id kind of been putting it off....
I managed to battle my way through the introduction, and am up to page 156 of the actual story. It definately has its ups and downs, and some chapter I have enjoyed much more than others, but Im not ready to give up on it yet...