page 374

ok, so i have managed to slog through to page 374 of ulysses......bloom is watching a woman on the beach with a physical defect that makes her walk oddly.....this is the first passages where the subject matter and word usage explained to me the hesitancy of virginia woolf and her spouse to publish thie book......gentle readers.....i am in awe that woolf made it to the 370's......this is the single most difficult book i have ever read, and i cannot say that i have read every single word, nor understood much past the first page.....i am considering a quick reread of the last harry potter book, so preapre my brain for the last installment due out the end of july.....it is also a mighty long tome......but a quick read for those who desire information and enlightenment.....i am disappointed that i did not manage to finish ulysses by bloomsday....june 16....the actual 24-hour day featured so wordily by joyce....no thought had by anybody on that day goes un-recorded......