Dubliners

My enjoyment of this collection of short stories was uneven. My favourite story was The Dead, which was made into a movie starring Angelica Huston and directed by her father John Huston years back. The reader is introduced to quite a few characters at a party, all vividly described. The author certainly shows his masterful abilities as he is able to keep the reader engaged despite giving us details that are often missing in more contemporary novels. I particularly loved the last pages as they revealed the devastating impact of one dead soul on a marriage.