tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426133566476743259.post7131179345744044970..comments2023-04-24T16:45:24.838-07:00Comments on Blogging the Canon: The Last of the 100 Greatest Books I Haven't ReadRobby Virushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206018782013858134noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426133566476743259.post-28317712947883853092008-11-23T05:42:00.000-08:002008-11-23T05:42:00.000-08:00You should try reading 'Dubliners' by Joyce. They ...You should try reading 'Dubliners' by Joyce. They are a collection of very fine short stories that stand up on their own merit, but should be read while keeping in mind when they were written to realise just how brilliant a writer Joyce was.<BR/><BR/>Ulysses is a very difficult read - I would highly recommend keeping a 'cliff notes' style book open beside you as you read, otherwise you will just get frustrated and give up - I did.<BR/><BR/>The annotated Joyce is apparently good<BR/>http://tinyurl.com/5bld36<BR/><BR/>and the cliff notes are fine too<BR/>http://tinyurl.com/5vhttc<BR/><BR/>Enjoy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426133566476743259.post-39929781189689138312008-04-19T02:38:00.000-07:002008-04-19T02:38:00.000-07:00I loved the Cairo Trilogy when I read it back in t...I loved the Cairo Trilogy when I read it back in the early 90's. Some people compare Mahfouz to Dickens. He certainly has a rich cast of characters - tragic, funny, hypocritical, etc. Hope you like it too.BONNIE Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684578185507453466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426133566476743259.post-7642924948646149552008-04-15T07:11:00.000-07:002008-04-15T07:11:00.000-07:00Just came across your blog thanks to Amateur Reade...Just came across your blog thanks to Amateur Reader. Great idea! I started reading Clifton Fadiman's Lifetime Reading Plan list about 20 years ago...started off gangbusters...have slowed down quite a bit and still have 30-40 to go. Not as disciplined as you are evidently...<BR/><BR/>re Ulysses. I read it about ten years ago. Really enjoyed it, thanks to Harry Blamires' The New Bloomsday Book, A guide through Ulysses...would have been lost without it. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the blog. Keep on truckin'!NigelBealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06094387597632333192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426133566476743259.post-10504646626046238712008-03-18T09:53:00.000-07:002008-03-18T09:53:00.000-07:0087. The Trial - one of the strangest stories I eve...87. The Trial - one of the strangest stories I ever read...but then again, that's Kafka<BR/><BR/>101. Ulysses - I'm reading this one in July - I have set the entire month aside for it. I'm afraid...very afraid.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10652999940839556218noreply@blogger.com