tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post8242048004306107296..comments2024-02-06T16:17:25.826+00:00Comments on THE GRĂNMARK BLOG: Book Report Part 5: "Ulysses" by James JoyceScott Gronmarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-62860343500767591812017-06-05T14:43:43.291+01:002017-06-05T14:43:43.291+01:00Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo.
Everybody... Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo.<br /><br /> Everybody's Fool by Richard Russo.Rev. Gary Davisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-31254021793260704922017-06-04T16:22:08.057+01:002017-06-04T16:22:08.057+01:00I'm not allowed a glass of burgundy, MartinD -...I'm not allowed a glass of burgundy, MartinD - but I've been hankering for a Gorgonzola sandwich ever since reading the description of Bloom getting stuck into one, which so brilliantly captured the delicious disgustingness - the "feety savour" - of the cheese'. (I thought the previous bit, where he backs out of the Burton restaurant in disgust at the sight of piggish diners cramming their maws, was one of the most memorable - certainly one of the most repulsive - in the book.) I've never read "Dubliners" and never seen "The Dead" - based on your recommendations, I will certainly do both. Thank you.Scott Gronmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-60596271914627178152017-06-04T15:56:15.150+01:002017-06-04T15:56:15.150+01:00To be fair, SDG, quite a lot of things sent Evelyn...To be fair, SDG, quite a lot of things sent Evelyn Waugh into an uncontrollable rage - including every single aspect of the modern world. Scott Gronmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-26914088833792068522017-06-04T15:50:40.603+01:002017-06-04T15:50:40.603+01:00No, it's not just you, southern man. I've ...No, it's not just you, southern man. I've always been somewhat embarrassed by the fact that Picasso's work - from whichever period - has left me emotionally and aesthetically unmoved. I've tried hard- especially in recent years - to see what so many others evidently respond to in his paintings, but I have to admit to having given up the struggle. Blind spot or emperor's new clothes? Not sure. Scott Gronmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-73738967958445104842017-06-04T13:04:38.787+01:002017-06-04T13:04:38.787+01:00Great review. I agree, Joyce is both hypnotic and ...Great review. I agree, Joyce is both hypnotic and irritating but undoubtedly a force. As a Joyce fan who has bought lemon soap in Sweny's and, even more cheesily, had a Gorgonzola sandwich and a glass of burgundy in Davy Byrne's, may I recommend The Dead, the final story from the brilliant and accessible Dubliners. It is a fascinating and moving trial-run for the story of Leopold and Molly, as well of course as yet another working out of James and Nora, with a truly breathtaking ending. And John Huston's swan song, starring Angelica, as I expect you know. MartinDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-6636650414107165282017-06-03T08:57:48.521+01:002017-06-03T08:57:48.521+01:00If you are an Evelyn Waugh fan you would have been...If you are an Evelyn Waugh fan you would have been comforted by the fact that any mention of Picasso sent the great man into uncontrollable rages.SDGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-29713186423807017022017-06-03T01:45:52.691+01:002017-06-03T01:45:52.691+01:00Slightly changing the subject and no it's not ...Slightly changing the subject and no it's not about Don Quixote, it would be interesting to hear Mr.Gronmark's views on another "Greatest... Of The 20th Century."<br />Picasso along with Joyce leave me feeling a tad underwhelmed and I've a sneaking feeling it's me. southern mannoreply@blogger.com