Sophie

this book is so special to me <3

a work of art

this book definitely reeled me in, but it wrapped up too quickly and the story feels unfinished. i found it to be a frightening read

Was a little bit slow in the first section, but I devoured it after that. Didn't care much for the romance elements, and I feel that song/poetry bits detracted from the experience of the book and took me out of the story a bit

Joyce's writing is so lovely and was also quite humorous. These stories discuss many social and political issues of the time and are often quite gloomy, but Joyce's descriptions of Dublin are still gorgeous and romantic and his various characters are so familiar and endearing. It was interesting and enjoyable to read this representation of Dublin in this era from Joyce's perspective. Despite this book depicting many of Dublin's/Ireland's shortcomings and problems, it somehow managed to enhance my love for her <3

My favourite stories were A Little Cloud and A Painful Case, but it's hard to single out a few when each story has its charm.

rip james joyce you would have loved fontaines dc