Ulysses (Wordsworth Classics)

Like other works that are re-printed from copyright, this one lacks. Formatting and missing intro, not worth it even for free.

Best taken in small doses. For me it seems easier to understand than Finnegan's Wake, which is still mostly gibberish to me still.. This on the other hand is a little easier to understand. The first chapter is almost fifty pages long. You aren't even introduced to Leopold until chapter two. So again, my humble opinion and advice is tiny sips. Enjoy. 😉

Couldn't pass on this one, the price was great and I want to continue adding to my library! The extensive Introduction and notes set the stage and provided insight for this amazing novel. Will buy more Wordsworth Classics to complete my collection!

As a fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers I embraced this booki. I had gone to Ebbet`s field many times as a youngster and it made me feel good on how Roger not only told you about their time on the team, but where they ended up in life after baseball.

This is not a book for casual reading, but if you can pay attention, read carefully, and look a few things up, you will be rewarded by being in touch with Joyce's phenomenal intelligence and great gifts. This book changed twentieth century writing; it is a monument. But it's also an engrossing novel with some of the most fully realized characters to be encountered in literature. Joyce had a musician's ear,and is remarkable also for getting the "sound" of each character, as well as each separate way of looking at the world.

I was preparing for a Bloomsday reading and I needed a personal copy of Ulysses. I was fairly broke and didn't want to spend; however, I went to Amazon to check it out. There was a brand new edition of Ulysses by James Joyce for $1.97 with a special deal — if I ordered right away — free 2 day shipping! The delivery held to its promise. I couldn't have got it sooner without a special long distance drive. With the affordability and time gained, I found a couple of Joyce's female characters, choosing Gertie for my performance. Now I feel close to this paperback Ullyses, ... so many characters living inside it. It's a fulsome edition though I haven't had time to look at the notes so I can't comment on that. I'm very happy with the purchase.

Much bigger than I expected for the price! Was worried for such a low price I would get a teeny tiny little paperback. Happy it’s a full sized paperback!

Joyce is impossible to read with any comprehension.....will never try to finish it or read anything else by Joyce.

I tried so hard to like this book, I really did. it seems to crack every "critic's" top 10 all-time novels. but I... I just couldn't. I found it to be one of the most self-indulgent books i've ever read, packed with arbitary, erudite references that seemed to serve no practical purpose but to alienate readers that hadn't come from a similar academic, elitist background.

This book is to the art of literature what a Picasso is to the art of painting. A "masterpiece" only in the dead end of Modernism. It can only become real provided you can switch off your senses and accept the opinions of some peculiar academics who seem to decide public taste. It has no centre or purpose. There is no point to it all, it is not an education of the senses and neither does it increase anyone's artistic vocabulary. My background is in Greek literature and I'm telling you, this work has nothing whatsoever to do with the Odyssey by Homer, other than the fact that Joyce stole the name in order to sound clever.

With just one well-thumbed copy of a James Joyce book on my shelf (that of Dubliners- which I thoroughly adored), I thought it time to finally attempt Ulysses! After much deliberation, I've decided to devour it by taking it slowly. Yes, I agree with many who find it at times overwritten, but I put that down to the extremely modern world/society we find ourselves living in. To me, it's more a challenging read (yet still an invigorating one) which I feel you often need when working that grey matter!

This is a great value book if you judge by words-per-pound.As a story, it is a bit tedious. I think someone must have said to Mr Joyce "Why use one word, when ten will do"?

Of course, I don't need to tell you about James Joyce, and the quality of his writing. The book is more than recommended for his audience, but in terms of buying this particular product and from this seller I am very happy. New and as promised.The book itself is not for the faint hearted though. You need patience and passion, because it is difficult to read.