I feel ill equipped to enjoy this book. Not that I don't understand what happened, or that it's something I dont think is my thing, or that it's too difficult for me to follow. No, there are just clearly layers and layers of stuff to sift through that I don't have the time or patience to sort out. 

Like, this doesn't just talk about Irish home rule, it talks about the detailed specifics of Irish politicians in Joyce's time. I can get that, but the amount of research I need to do to actually understand what's being communicated in some sections is a lot.

I can see why there are whole courses dedicated to this book in some English programs. Holy hell.

Anyways, the prose is phenomenal, just flows directly into the brain making the whole thing feel like a fever dream, which it sometimes basically is, and I would recommend it just to see Joyce toy with the English language.