Watty62 reviewed Dubliners by James Joyce
On the bleak streets of Dublin, a young boy grieves over the death of an …
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Watty62 finished reading Dubliners by James Joyce
On the bleak streets of Dublin, a young boy grieves over the death of an …
Having recently read Ulysses fully for the first time, I was expecting more of this book. Perhaps it should not be read simy as a set of short stories, but - as I've seen elsewhere - allegories, pastiche etc.
A pleasant enough read, although the setting in the early 20th century now seems very distant, and the world changed immeasurably.
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Watty62 started reading Dubliners by James Joyce
On the bleak streets of Dublin, a young boy grieves over the death of an …
Reading this as an audiobook.