Recently, we’ve been pretty jock-oriented here at Reject The Koolaid. Lots of soccer and synchro so perhaps it’s time for a little intellectual stimulation. While listening to CBC Radio on Monday, Tearfree heard that Jhian Ghomeshi intends to read James Joyce's Ulysses this summer. Tearfree’s question is this: how many of you readers want to read Ulysses too?
Tearfree’s already read it once – in fact, she took a whole graduate-level course on Ulysses -- but even then and despite the really cute prof, she’ll admit she did skip over the boring bits just like she skips over a certain blogger’s extra long and boring blog bits. She tends to agree with the Irish writer, Roddy Doyle, who said, “Ulysses could have done with a good editor. You know people are always putting Ulysses in the top 10 books ever written but I doubt that any of those people were really moved by it.”
Although Tearfree strongly leans toward Doyle’s view, she is up to read or try to read Ulysses once again, figuring it might be easier the second time around.
Anyone else up for a mass blogging read of Ulysses in the age of new media?
7 comments:
If I can read the fineprint of the softwood lumber draft agreement, I can read Ulysses. I'm in.
It's by James Blunt, right?
Ulysses is so over.
Read Finnegan's Wake if you want a real headtrip.
We editors don't get the praise we're due. Just look at all these blogs if you want proof.
You're the man, Roddy.
Sara,
There is more than one James, you know, and I regret to inform you that this James is nowhere near as pretty as your guy.
But why don't you read along with us anyway. C'mon, try it.
Tearfree
like why would we read about ulysses? its like such a white trash thing. if i am like going to waist my time reading about a type of guitar, i am like going to read about banjos before i read abuot ukelysses.
I think I can read Ulysses without arousing too much suspicion. I'm in too.
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