tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566693580510815870.post1518279932612435452..comments2023-10-09T12:05:12.163+01:00Comments on steady diet of books: James Joyce - Ulysses (I)gabbagabbaheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07764368059568550318noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566693580510815870.post-79434663671407611132007-10-19T11:01:00.000+01:002007-10-19T11:01:00.000+01:00heh, I read this anecdote where the Ramones went o...heh, I read this anecdote where the Ramones went on toour with Talking Heads and were very surprised that Talking Heads <I>actually read books</I>!gabbagabbaheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764368059568550318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566693580510815870.post-83700414945297070822007-10-19T03:46:00.000+01:002007-10-19T03:46:00.000+01:00i was actually refering to welsh when i mentioned ...i was actually refering to welsh when i mentioned scottish drug novels. I just finished re-reading glue and porno, and need to get my hands on his last book, more than likely i will pick it up on this next tour (funny how now the only time i actually buy books anymore is on the road). nothing takes out dead time in the van like a good book.<BR/>reading is awesome!sweet baby jaysushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071895064238959824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566693580510815870.post-92073543485302775192007-10-18T21:20:00.000+01:002007-10-18T21:20:00.000+01:00I, to be honest, haven't really properly read Ulys...I, to be honest, haven't really <I>properly</I> read Ulysses. I read it first all the way through when I was about 16, and I was still too young to really appreciate/understand it; a lot of the time, especially towards the end, I was just coasting through on the sounds and 'word slaughter'... although arguably that is all that it's meant to be, anyway!<BR/><BR/>Recently I picked it up again (in the middle) - largely thanks to reading Kerouac - and I couldn't put it down. Save for having to go back to college and/or having to read some new books I bought, I'd still be working through it. <BR/><BR/>I'll explain more in my second post on this, but suffice to say, reading it straight through is not necessarily the best way to tackle it. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and <I>sbj</I>, there's an Irvine Welsh omnibus in my library that's probably a little thicker than Ulysses. I really must get it out on loan sometime. As for glossaries, the <A HREF="http://steadydietofbooks.blogspot.com/2007/09/brendan-behan-after-wake.html" REL="nofollow">Behan</A> book (from the same library, incidentally) also came with a glossary, mainly for the Irish language phrases. And as for Scottish drug novels, I'm heavily influenced by a Scottish anthology of underground literature called <I>Rebel Yell</I>, whence this <A HREF- HREF="" REL="nofollow" HTTP://STEADYDIETOFBOOKS.BLOGSPOT.COM/2007/08/KNUT-HAMSUN-HUNGER.HTML>extract</A> came from. Obviously it's not specifically Scottish writers, although there is an extract from "Scottish existentialist beat writer (?!) Alex Trocchi's sensual masterpiece <I>Helen and Desire</I>" (not my exclamation marks - theirs!). Yet another book to post...gabbagabbaheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764368059568550318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566693580510815870.post-7182209390386827782007-10-18T18:31:00.000+01:002007-10-18T18:31:00.000+01:00don't feel bad tim, i bought ulysses on tour a cou...don't feel bad tim, i bought ulysses on tour a couple years back, and still haven't made it half way through. unlike my favorite scottish drug novels, ulysses doesn't have a glossary to break down the lingo.sweet baby jaysushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071895064238959824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566693580510815870.post-87400640835449226982007-10-18T18:13:00.000+01:002007-10-18T18:13:00.000+01:00i have never been able to make it through this boo...i have never been able to make it through this book. maybe its a testament to my intelligence (or lack thereof, rather) but even for all my enjoyment in word slaughter and the advancement of speech, i couldnt pick up what he was doing...<BR/><BR/>sad. cuz ive tried reading it three times... oh well.. i guess this book has its divisive qualities among readers..blend77https://www.blogger.com/profile/15363982891479614565noreply@blogger.com