tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post4881388746003362524..comments2024-03-27T18:28:32.102-07:00Comments on Rose City Reader: Literary Blog Hop: Don't be Difficult!Gilion at Rose City Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-3402578100597897432010-11-14T14:28:53.656-08:002010-11-14T14:28:53.656-08:00Oh, you've inspired me! I love James Joyce an...Oh, you've inspired me! I love James Joyce and spent nearly a year reading Ulysses, one chapter each month. (see http://anzlitlovers.wordpress.com/tag/ulysses-disordered-thoughts-of-an-amateur/). <br />I'm definitely moving FW up the TBR now, all I needed was to know that it 'speaks to' people who are not academics who will also enjoy it. Thanks! <br />Lisa Hill, ANZ LitLoversAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-83724075737099943722010-11-14T12:51:16.506-08:002010-11-14T12:51:16.506-08:00bibliophiliac: Good point about Bosch and Joyce...bibliophiliac: Good point about Bosch and Joyce's own conflicts with Mother Church. Thanks for stopping by. And thanks for the compliment!Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-67346365909990658632010-11-14T12:07:49.084-08:002010-11-14T12:07:49.084-08:00I loved this post, and particularly loved the comp...I loved this post, and particularly loved the comparison to the Bosch painting. Actually, the comparison seems apt, given Joyce's conflicts with his mother church, and rather self-flagellating (at times) persona...bibliophiliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495943887513443615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-34049825613108252010-11-14T11:01:22.301-08:002010-11-14T11:01:22.301-08:00gautami tripathy: Thanks for hopping by and for le...gautami tripathy: Thanks for hopping by and for leaving the link to your post. <br /><br />Amanda: I'm glad to hear that someone other than me read it not for a class. Please tell your husband that he has my sympathy!<br /><br />Dan Cafaro: Thanks for visiting! I agree with you that Portrait is much more accessible than Ulysses. And everything is easier than Wake.<br /><br />Kelly: That'sGilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-33339720465832127382010-11-14T10:12:09.754-08:002010-11-14T10:12:09.754-08:00haha nice post. and as one of your other commenter...haha nice post. and as one of your other commenters said, i now have this unnerving desire to go out and read FW. why? i've never heard a good thing about this book. i came here through the hop but am definitely going to be adding you to my regular reads!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-5187757007344253542010-11-14T08:46:58.292-08:002010-11-14T08:46:58.292-08:00Haven't tried FW - Had to read Ulysses in coll...Haven't tried FW - Had to read Ulysses in college, and that was enough. I also had to read The Dubliners - much more accessible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-30691667712019573902010-11-14T08:10:35.930-08:002010-11-14T08:10:35.930-08:00Ohh my goodness. That excerpt you posted is one o...Ohh my goodness. That excerpt you posted is one of the most confusing things I've ever read. And come to think of it, I don't think I've ever heard people raving about how much they adore Joyce's writing style..Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933950234435601434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-900767713491307992010-11-14T07:59:03.019-08:002010-11-14T07:59:03.019-08:00Kudos to you for braving the intemperate waters of...Kudos to you for braving the intemperate waters of Joyce. A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man, required reading a few lives ago, didn't seem nearly as dense to me as some make it... but of course it pales in comparison to the puzzling maze of Ulysses and Finnegan's Wake.Dan Cafarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14992826160266957163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-76068495374347416452010-11-14T07:13:01.624-08:002010-11-14T07:13:01.624-08:00Yep. I asked my husband, and he had the exact same...Yep. I asked my husband, and he had the exact same answer. He finally managed to get through Finnegan after five months last year!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-12172910925020054962010-11-13T15:04:18.307-08:002010-11-13T15:04:18.307-08:00Emily: You snuck in there when I was leaving a com...Emily: You snuck in there when I was leaving a comment. I didn't mean to skip you. <br /><br />I read Ulysses for a class and that made a big difference. But with the internet, there are always resources to help figure things out. I am thinking of re-reading Ulysses with google at my side.<br /><br />parrish lantern: The fire & brimstone sermon was pitch perfect, that's for sure!<br /Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-81195064331022789382010-11-13T14:39:50.571-08:002010-11-13T14:39:50.571-08:00Ha. Love your joke at the end, and the Bosch analo...Ha. Love your joke at the end, and the Bosch analogy. At least the painting would take a few minutes of your life to mull over, not months of your life to try and read. Thank you for reading Finnegan's Wake, so that I'll never have to. I don't think I could get through 20 pages of the snippet you've given, let alone 620. I do like the spiral bound idea, and starting and ending Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13187730620736345378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-28053906708086243712010-11-13T14:05:04.753-08:002010-11-13T14:05:04.753-08:00Congratulations on making it through Finnegan'...Congratulations on making it through Finnegan's Wake. Maybe someday when I'm retired I'll attempt Ulysses, but I'm staying away from FW.<br />Susan from Reading WorldSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567954521782974033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-27370022559344632622010-11-13T13:55:38.729-08:002010-11-13T13:55:38.729-08:00Hi Rose city reader(Referencing Trish) Its the Fir...Hi Rose city reader(Referencing Trish) Its the Fire & Brimstone, thst I like.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-78654025966424187472010-11-13T13:03:12.200-08:002010-11-13T13:03:12.200-08:00readerbuzz: Thanks for coming up with such a great...readerbuzz: Thanks for coming up with such a great prompt! This was a lot of fun to answer and I am enjoying reading everyone's posts. <br /><br />MJ: When I say I "read" Wake, I mean that my eyeballs looked at every word and my brain at least tried to pronounce them, but there was minimum comprehension. Minimum.Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-8157973206440250572010-11-13T13:01:34.875-08:002010-11-13T13:01:34.875-08:00Thanks for stopping by my blog!
Honestly, Joyce t...Thanks for stopping by my blog!<br /><br />Honestly, Joyce terrifies me. I've heard so many people say that he's the most brilliant writer ever, but then I get to a paragraph like the one you just posted, and I'm scared away all over again. One of my life goals is to read Ulysses, but I honestly don't know if I ever will.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07389249065514335671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-58805038646694906642010-11-13T12:45:29.983-08:002010-11-13T12:45:29.983-08:00wow-I think my eyes crossed when I was reading tha...wow-I think my eyes crossed when I was reading that sentence! I think I would go nuts if I tried to get through 620 pages of that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10159258988339317505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-43930348138321278532010-11-13T11:52:51.353-08:002010-11-13T11:52:51.353-08:00Brilliant post. Loved reading this one. Thank you ...Brilliant post. Loved reading this one. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences with this book. I do not know know why, but now I have this strange compulsion to go out and find this book and read it. Scary.<br /><br />And why am I not following your posts? I would have bet money that I was, but apparently, no. I am now, however. Quite happily.<br /><br /><br />Here's my post:<br />Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-2757293649320767212010-11-13T11:44:15.790-08:002010-11-13T11:44:15.790-08:00Judith: I think even better -- put it in a gradua...Judith: I think even better -- put it in a graduate lit program and let Phd. candidates struggle with it. :)Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-88034371219447415482010-11-13T10:31:29.975-08:002010-11-13T10:31:29.975-08:00Finnigan's Wake sounds like it's written b...Finnigan's Wake sounds like it's written by the author for the author, and no one else. It may have been great fun for him to write but I don't see why anyone would seriously want to read and understand it. <br /><br />To me it seems like a piece of art work. Put it in a museum, for people to wow over, but read it? Nah. <br /><br /><a href="http://leeswammes.wordpress.com" rel="Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-79162052844942758602010-11-12T19:00:06.698-08:002010-11-12T19:00:06.698-08:00Trish: Don't be scared off of Joyce by FW. I a...Trish: Don't be scared off of Joyce by FW. I actually liked Ulysses and plan to read it again. I may join you in the read-along.<br /><br />I sort of enjoyed Portrait, until the endless fire & brimstone sermon part.<br /><br />Sam: I think everyone should read something by Joyce, just to say they did. :)<br /><br />Toni: Thanks for following!<br /><br />Jillian: I have a similar reaction Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-43663245756522101472010-11-12T16:56:21.945-08:002010-11-12T16:56:21.945-08:00Everything by Marcel Proust. The sentences span al...Everything by Marcel Proust. The sentences span almost an entire page.Charleydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333416883105451842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-62361921811532609312010-11-12T16:17:55.867-08:002010-11-12T16:17:55.867-08:00oh dear, first visit to your blog & i'm a ...oh dear, first visit to your blog & i'm a dissenter. not quite the polite "hello" I'd planned, but I love Joyce, yes he's hard work, yes he speaks gobbledygook, but give him time, like all good relationship, humour him, & its amazing what you'll gain in return. sorry about that. oh &<br />Hello.<br />Parrish@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-49774884343631303072010-11-12T15:10:54.386-08:002010-11-12T15:10:54.386-08:00Huge kudos to you for reading the 'Wake'! ...Huge kudos to you for reading the 'Wake'! I believe you are the only person I have ever met who actually read it successfully. That bit you shared has absolute reinforced my desire to avoid Joyce for the rest of my days on the planet. You'll get a kick out my posting today, as I do a bit of mild Joyce-bashing (it is my problem, not Joyce's ;-). I'm just too dumb for Joyce,Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00428150254760548485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-6764627585428007842010-11-12T14:54:31.890-08:002010-11-12T14:54:31.890-08:00*For me, it was like that famous Hieronymus Bosch ...<i>*For me, it was like that famous Hieronymus Bosch triptych, The Garden of Earthly Delights. I do not like it. I think it is weird. It takes too long to look at and there are so many things in it that I do not understand. But, I admire the mind and talent that created it. *</i><br /><br />Yes, I have that kind of respect for a lot of work I don't personally like.<br /><br />And... now I'*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-11430623854724664712010-11-12T13:05:09.353-08:002010-11-12T13:05:09.353-08:00oh no I just bought this book. only for a couple ...oh no I just bought this book. only for a couple dollars second hand, but gosh. I'm scared of it now!<br /><br />haha but seriously, great post. I'm a new follower :)Toni Wihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10314745513137417924noreply@blogger.com