NP - Finnegans Wake

Bekah bekah0176 at sbcglobal.net
Mon Dec 19 22:24:22 CST 2011


On Dec 19, 2011, at 6:11 PM, Michael Bailey wrote:

> That's fantastic, Bekah!  I doubt that I'll ever do it, although it's
> encouraging to hear you did.
> 
> what is your favorite part or passage?

There were hundred of little phrases which were a wonderment - how clear they were and so often very funny.  It's a very funny book.   Just dip into it any old place and read a couple pages - don't try to understand it - just let it flow - the understanding will be there when it's ready.  I'm rereading parts now. 

Page 409: 
Goodbye now, Shaun replied, with a voice pure as a church-	
mode, in echo rightdainty, with a good catlick tug at his coco-	
moss candylock, a foretaste in time of his cabbageous brain's	
curlyflower. 

Page 300 - 
Want to join the police.  You know, you were		
always one of the bright ones, since a foot		
made you an unmentionable, fakes ! You know,		
you're the divver's own smart gossoon, aequal		
to yoursell and wanigel to anglyother, so you		
are, hoax!

Bekah


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