I say approach `Dubliners' first, then head along to `Portrait of ...' . *Then* try and attack Ulysses. Dive headlong into it without any preparation and you could get cut on some nasty rocks (: Camille verona_beach@geocities.com @ THE ARTS HOLE http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442 @ THE INVERTED FOREST http://www.angelfire.com/pa/invertedforest > Would anyone recommend reading _Ulysses_? > > The latest New Yorker has a favorable write-up of Joyce that has me > curious... > > -Sean