silverleafsami's review
5.0
Dubliners is best read a story at a time. I tried to binge it for class before and thought it was just okay. Once I had the time to slowly digest each story, I appreciated Joyce's writing so much more. Not every story is perfect, but I the ones I like, I absolutely love.
lolasim's review against another edition
god this was so dull. and people’ll say “oh you just didn’t get it”. sure, that’s fine. maybe i just didn’t get it. but guess what i did get?? a severe headache and newfound resolve in my promise that i will NEVER read joyce :) unbearably pretentious. he’s just like beckett- another man with no ability to communicate with his readers, hiding behind a guise of intellectuality and “hidden meaning”. i am ranting but I don’t care. joyce does not know how to write in a way that is engaging or accessible, so to hide that fact, just tries to make the reader feel stupid instead! or maybe he does know how, and just decides to write these insufferable stories to make himself feel like he’s any different from every other pretentious thomas aquinas/ibsen/homer wannabe. just because a book has big words and was written by a funny old man with an inflated ego does NOT mean it is “well written”. the literary canon has let me down here 💔
jammasterjamie's review against another edition
5.0
It's funny how a bunch of stories set during a specific period can hold such timeless relevance more than a century later.
jana_kiss's review
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
rynanda's review against another edition
4.0
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jenmkin's review against another edition
5.0
The audiobook of this on Spotify is immaculate, 10/10 recommend looking it up
leeyongjin's review against another edition
challenging
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Child abuse, Death, and Alcoholism
dryanee's review against another edition
3.0
Esta obra no creo que sea complicada de leer. Ese no es el tema. El problema viene si quieres realmente enterarte de lo que el autor queria tranamitir. Yo, la verdad, no suelo congeniar con el tema de hacer metaforas y tal. Si es que yo así necesitaría un diccionario metafora-español jajajajaja
Igualmente, así como lectura, ha estado interesante. De hecho, me han gustado mucho algunos relatos ( y no justamente el famoso Los Muertos, al que ni fu ni fa ). Me ha gustado más el de Las hermanas, Arabia y el de Eveline. Eso sí, hay un momento en Los Muertos... Que vale la pena eh jajajaj
En general habia momentos que realmente captaba mi atención en todos los relatos, pero así de gustarme gustarme y dejarme con la boca abierta... Los que he dicho.
Solo por eso ha valido ya la pena leer este libro. Mi problema con este libro, al fin y al cano, no es con el autor en si, sino que s ehan sumado dos cosas que no casan conmigo : libros de relatos + metáforas.
Igualmente, así como lectura, ha estado interesante. De hecho, me han gustado mucho algunos relatos ( y no justamente el famoso Los Muertos, al que ni fu ni fa ). Me ha gustado más el de Las hermanas, Arabia y el de Eveline. Eso sí, hay un momento en Los Muertos... Que vale la pena eh jajajaj
En general habia momentos que realmente captaba mi atención en todos los relatos, pero así de gustarme gustarme y dejarme con la boca abierta... Los que he dicho.
Solo por eso ha valido ya la pena leer este libro. Mi problema con este libro, al fin y al cano, no es con el autor en si, sino que s ehan sumado dos cosas que no casan conmigo : libros de relatos + metáforas.