nopantsdave

i'm getting my degree in english, writing my thesis on ulysses. joyce = real fucking hard to write an undergrad. thesis on.

i own pale fire, but haven't had time to read it yet. this summer...

you're philosophy, i take it, or am i wrong?

definitely not MUCH specific plot, but the book's full of stuff. it's really amazing once you quit trying to understand. that's what my thesis is about - how anyone can read ulysses if they don't try to do it like they'd read a normal book. normal books, you can assume you'll get most of it. ulysses, you're GOING to miss almost all of it. if you can just be ok with that instead of overly frustrated, it's a much more fun read. i think, anyway.