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Jul 03, 2018mighty_mom rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Works by Joyce are not casual reading, but making it thru each work is worth it. This is a semi-autobiographical work about Joyce's life in Ireland thru his early 20s(?). He goes thru the typical issues any young man would, but Joyce's descriptions of them are wonderful. This is not a page turner of a book, it's a multicourse feast. It helps if there's some kind of guide in the edition you read (who understands all the religious references, or has a street guide to early 20th century Dublin?). The struggle with the church is esp. hard. Well worth the effort to read this. Four stars (not five, because it is so challenging)