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Ulysses
 

Ulysses

by James Joyce

James Joyce adapted the structure of one of history's oldest and most familiar stories to his tale of Leopold Bloom's one-day odyssey through Dublin to produce a landmark in 20th-century literature. Evoking in rich, sensory details the streets, pubs, brothels, and shops of Dublin, focusing on seemingly insignificant detail, "Ulysses" is a triumphant celebration of an ordinary man. 4 cassettes. (read review)

Top tags: fiction,  literature,  classic,  irish,  ireland (all tags)

Overview: Groups

DC Trendsetters 43 books / 2 members / 0 posts We are proud to call ourselves DC's greatest bookclub. And we are only half joking.
GRE English Literature 28 books / 47 members / 12 posts This group that has been started with the small yet vain hope that there are other people out there tucked away in local libraries, coffee shops and bookstores studying for the GRE English Literature subject test. The intention is not only to discus books that are read in preparation for the test but the test itself, grad school and whatever else may come up. And feel free to join in if you don't have any idea what ETS stands for but you just enjoy talking about classic literature.

*the ETS logo is a registered trademark of the Educational Testing Service and this Shelfari group is not affiliated with ETS in any way.
Who doesn't love a classic? 75 books / 462 members / 514 posts This Group is for the people who enjoy the Classics. Discuss Mr. Darcy's behavior, dive 20,000 leagues under the sea, and fall down a rabbit hill into wonderland. Enjoy the classic that will be enjoyed by people today and many years in the future.
Banned Books 73 books / 975 members / 507 posts Discussion about the most challenged books for those who want to read them.
The Southern Literary Critics Sunday School Class and Serial Killer Task Force 65 books / 15 members / 3 posts This group is open for everyone who is stupid enough to join. However, there is a catch, there is a twenty dollar membership fee, payable to my offshore account in the Cayman Islands. After members have joined, they are encouraged to get as many new members to join and pay the fee as possible. Existing members can also buy the position of "High Member", High Members have greater priveleges, and what they say has more clout, than "Low Members", low members are dirt, and should be considered untouchables. I don't believe in the middle class, as their is no point to have one.

Now, High Members can join the prestigous Macon Community Center Knitting Club for a sizeable fee of course. A select few may get in free however, if they agree to become "Promoters", people who agree to promote us at a full time level, and sell memberships, as an incentive they get a small cut of the money they bring in, and, if they get us a new Promoter, then they get a portion of his profits, so they are encouraged to get as many new promoters as possible. Their membership in the group, position as High Member, and spot on the Macon Community Center Knitting Club, really do not only pay for themselves, but also help them quit their jobs, and live off the five thousand dollars a month that they enevitably end up making. If you want to be successful in life, then join this group and don't be a tightwad.
Irish Literature and Writers 32 books / 21 members / 6 posts All literature written by Irish writers.
Punctuation for sticklers 19 books / 3 members / 7 posts This group is for all the sticklers out there who bemoan the sight of a misplaced comma, cringe at a sentence that has the audacity to begin with a subordinating conjunction, and simply shrivel up and die as a result of the abuse wrought on the hapless semicolon. This is dedicated to all those who: leap six feet into the air at the mere mention of "Eats, Shoots & Leaves;" are lobbying to have a statue of Lynne Truss erected in all English-speaking countries across the globe; and those who squabble for hours on end about whether or not the Oxford Comma is justified. Three cheers for punctuation! Oh, one more thing: it's a huge plus if you LOATHE chick lit, shudder at the very mention of it, and would rather be subjected to the flames of hell than have the grime of that filth touting itself as "literature" stain your fingertips. Ugh.
What are you reading? 2445 books / 5831 members / 13849 posts This group is for anyone, of any background or age group, who is interested in talking about...Books.

Books you want to read, have read, are reading, books you have heard of and not yet read.
Books of any genre.
You are welcome to ask for recommendations or opinions.
fiction effect 86 books / 133 members / 705 posts This group generally attracts those interested in writers and writing somewhat outside the mainstream, writing that experiments with the language and/or does not shy away from difficult topics/truths. We have a keen interest in discussing current trends in narrative, exploring works from some of the hottest small presses (and the big ones, too, though our affinity for independent and university presses is stronger), and peeling back the wax that has been applied to everyday life. Many of us are writers ourselves or, at minimum, harbor an interest in writing.

For a fairly comprehensive list of small presses, go to:
http://www.pw.org/links_pages/Small_Presses/
The Rory Gilmore Book Club 112 books / 268 members / 563 posts "Behold, the thing that reads a lot!"
~Lorelai Gilmore

This group contains books read by all the characters of the show, mainly Rory, Lorelai, Richard, Paris, and Jess. As soon as Shelfari lets me tag group books, I'll have them all sorted out.

The group is for the Gilmore Girls enthusiast, those of us who not only watch the show for the crazy Gilmore Gossip, but who also watch and wonder just what the heck Rory is reading next.


~How we work~
We'll be reading a book a season:
Winter: December, January, February, March
Spring: April, May
Summer: June, July, August, September
Fall: October November

Winter & Summer will be reserved for reading the larger novels Rory has on her shelf, so that reading is not overwhelming and remains fun!


Please feel free to revive old discussions. Just because the season's over, doesn't mean we still can't read and discuss!


*Special Thanks to lifer_refil - whose maniacal obsession with Gilmore Girls helped to bulk up this shelf! =)
Friendship for Universal Peace 1348 books / 2855 members / 18448 posts There are many languages - The Best language is the Language of the Heart.
There are many relationships in the World - The Best relationship is Friendship.
We welcome you to join this group and share your knowledge, learning, Worldly Wisdom, Love and Friendship for "Universal Peace."