tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post4610371547547237284..comments2024-02-10T11:15:33.341-05:00Comments on Reading Envy: Halfway through Ulysses!Jenny Colvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01504838127259859300noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-32570568103845528152011-09-01T23:07:10.054-04:002011-09-01T23:07:10.054-04:00@Scott - I've started taking the long way when...@Scott - I've started taking the long way when walking across campus. It helps!<br /><br />@Sam - I agree that trashy ones are much easier. I'm taking a break and listening to Ready Player One at 2x speed and it is SO much easier!<br /><br />@Ed - Thanks for urging me on. After all I've read in the one book, I'm looking forward to the Circe chapter. Everyone seems to think it is very important!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00633712081197318104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-36742987298102290922011-08-31T20:07:58.893-04:002011-08-31T20:07:58.893-04:00You're really doing this right: reading one ch...You're really doing this right: reading one chapter in <i>Ulysses</i> and then reading about that chapter in the companion books. That's perfect!<br /><br />Parts of <i>Ulysses</i> are definitely a slog. I wanted to throw the book across the room at times! But believe me when I tell you that the ending will make it all worth the effort. The last 2-3 chapters are my favorite in the book, and the last chapter is the best of the bunch. I think it's because the last chapter is written in Joyce's own style rather than mimicking the styles of other writers or something like that. Joyce pulls a similar trick in <i>Dubliners</i> by putting "The Dead", possibly the best short story ever written in the English language, at the end of the collection. It's your reward for getting through the rest of the book, I think.<br /><br />I can't seem to get into audiobooks. I do listen to some podcasts on a weekly basis, but I've found that I can't really do anything else while listening to a podcast.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13497641011271747852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-11442728928077176712011-08-31T20:05:50.084-04:002011-08-31T20:05:50.084-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13497641011271747852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-19386829184019298852011-08-31T12:01:47.608-04:002011-08-31T12:01:47.608-04:00I am definitely impressed!
When I listen to audio...I am definitely impressed!<br /><br />When I listen to audiobooks, they have to be trashy. I just can't focus on serious literature whilst doing something else, and if I wasn't doing something else, I'd be reading a physical book.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-65423355149731970702011-08-31T10:43:59.389-04:002011-08-31T10:43:59.389-04:00Hi Jenny - I have not attempted to get through suc...Hi Jenny - I have not attempted to get through such a difficult book on audio, but you are inspiring me to pick something and try it out.<br /><br />As for absorbing audiobooks, the best times for me are when I'm driving somewhere, taking a walk, or doing something repetitive. Unfortunately (only for audiobook listening), I don't drive as much as I used to, and I've had no repetitive tasks at work for a long time. I've also been playing basketball instead of taking walks. I don't imagine the other guys would appreciate me listening while playing, ha ha. So there's not much opportunity to listen nowadays.<br /><br />And I can't listen while grocery shopping either! Bummer.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08449993794546250915noreply@blogger.com