Ulysses by James Joyce

Ulysses

James Joyce with Declan Kiberd

933 pages • first pub 1922 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
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For Joyce, literature 'is the eternal affirmation of the spirit of man'. Written between 1914 and 1921, Ulysses has survived bowdlerization, legal action and bitter controversy. An undisputed modernist classic, its ceaseless verbal inventiveness a...

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Community Reviews

3.63
based on 8,688 reviews

Moods

challenging: 92%

reflective: 56%

funny: 47%

emotional: 25%

adventurous: 19%

dark: 14%

mysterious: 14%

sad: 14%

inspiring: 11%

informative: 10%

tense: 8%

hopeful: 7%

lighthearted: 6%

relaxing: 3%

Pace

1% of readers chose fast
9% of readers chose medium
88% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
13% of readers chose A mix
80% of readers chose Character
4% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

28% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

26% of readers chose Yes
39% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

25% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
58% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

71% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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