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DonQuigleone · 2012-09-30, 11:40

I've read about a third of Lolita. It's florid style is very... heavy going.

It's better then Joyce though. That's an author adored by the critics. Personally, I find his writing so unpleasant that want to gouge my yes out. His writing makes you feel dirty. A stain on Ireland's otherwise fine literature(give me some Shaw, Synge or Wilde any day!).

And Joyce wasn't even popular in his own time. He's never been popular.

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DonQuigleone Knight Errant Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Age: 35	I've read about a third of Lolita. It's florid style is very... heavy going. It's better then Joyce though. That's an author adored by the critics. Personally, I find his writing so unpleasant that want to gouge my yes out. His writing makes you feel dirty. A stain on Ireland's otherwise fine literature(give me some Shaw, Synge or Wilde any day!). And Joyce wasn't even popular in his own time. He's never been popular.