Thoughts on this one?

I dislike his subject matter so I don't like reading it. He writes well but i dont enjoy it. His short stories and this book are a bore, similar to magical realism - not in a sense that they are about the same aubject but that they offer very little. Reminds me of Nabokov. Style over substance.

>>8901163
Beautiful. Loved it. Currently reading Ulysses.

The youth of our dear Stephen Dedalus and his confusions and uncertainties on life and death. Its very much worth your time. Strongly suggest you, if you haven't, to read The Divine Comedy and The Holy Bible, or at least Genesis, although you can enjoy it even without reading those.

>>8901511
>I dislike his subject matter

Who dislikes handjobs?

>>8901511
even the hellfire speech desu?

or did you not get that far

>>8901511
>style over substance
Kill yourself. And keep doing it.

>>8901163
wtf i'm going to hell now

>>8901625
kek

>>8901573
this. although I honestly loved the book I cannot see how could one not enjoy at least that part. its terrifying but beautiful

but then again I love "biblical lit", like divine comedy, paradise lost and obviously the bible itself

>>8901772
desu the hell sermon was the most tedious part for me. doesnt really terrify me since im a jaded atheist. its "that part" of the novel for me
though stephen's nightmare was pretty spooky

>>8901163
Came to this book about 8 times.

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>>8902042
regardless of your religion/believing in hell or not, you cannot say that the description of hell isn't terrifying...just forget religion and imagine yourself in a blinding dark place, being unable to move to the point of not being able to remove a vermin crawling in your eyeball, eternally burning but without your flesh being consumed, asfixiated by the smell of thousands of putrid bodies of suffers around you, screaming as they agonize

>>8902132
I'm not an atheist and that's corny af even for me.

>>8902042
I'm an atheist and I loved that part. I'm Irish as well so the whole religious retreat set up was familiar to a degree. Say what you want about its brilliantly written though

Really didn't like it desu. The Dead was brilliant and whilst I've only read the first 5/6 episodes of Ulysses I remember it feeling exciting and alive. But Portrait was a chore thoughout. Even the fire and brimstone sermon wasn't as arresting as people made it out to be.