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vhantz 6 hours ago

What prepares one to read Finnegan's wake?

pklausler 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Your previous readings of Finnegans Wake are your preparation for your next one.

acclay 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Absolutely nothing, just let it carry you. I'd recommend a skeleton key after going through it the first time if you want to go deeper.

ramesh31 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

>What prepares one to read Finnegan's wake?

Listening to Joyce read it aloud: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M8kFqiv8Vww&pp=ygUcam95Y2UgcmV....

I had so much trouble trying to read him before understanding the intended pacing. It's more poetry than prose.

sam-cop-vimes 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It's been sitting on my shelf for a few years now. I take it out and read a couple of pages each time and then put it back. Keep thinking I should buy a guide to reading this book but never got around to it.

NoMoreNicksLeft 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The only thing I know about it is that the book is supposedly the inspiration for the naming of the quark. I feel as if this satisfies any obligation I have regarding it.

pattisapu 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Willingness.

miltonlost 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

A little bit Ulysses, a little bit knowledge of every language ever.

SanjayMehta 5 hours ago | parent [-]

It took me 20 years to read Ulysses and I still don't know what happened in it.

shagie 3 hours ago | parent [-]

You might consider visiting Dublin on the week of June 16th and partake in the readings and pub crawls... though there are other Bloomsday commemoration events. That said, the only time I've stumbled across this was trying to find a seat in an Irish pub in the early '00s and being confused as to why it was that busy that night.