Granddaddy of em all; Ulysses

[Billy Genocide]

"Ulysses" by Stuart Gilbert is a good and simple introduction to the
structure and major themes. Stuart Gilbert was a friend of Joyce's and, as
far as I know, his book is the only piece of secondary literature on Ulysses
that was validated by Joyce himself. Probably the most difficult aspect of
the novel is getting a grasp on what the hell is even going on at times.
Chapters like "Oxen of the Sun" can really leave the reader in what-the-fuck
land.

As with Pynchon it's likely best to read through the first time without
despairing the confusion and details. I've read Ulysses three and a half
times and studied it with John Bishop (author of Joyce's Book of the Dark:
Finnegans Wake), so I'm confident with at least the basics of the novel and
would be willing to help as much as I can as you encounter problems,
questions, or material for discussion.


--
The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.
-Chaucer
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