Dubliners Under the Line - J.R. Carpenter
Dubliners
Under the Line
J. R. Carpenter
Amazing
A must
a joy
a classic
a short book
a defining work
an exceptional collection
a magnificent collection
a great selection
literary gems
perfect stories
very short stories
more like a series of vignettes
snapshots or sketches
coalescing into a larger picture
a descriptive account
a fascinating look
an in-depth look
rather observational in style
depicting ordinary life
in great detail
in and around 1900
in the 1920s
in the 20th century
not so long ago
in Edwardian Dublin
a Dublin you can sit back and enjoy
portraits of people
just as deep in thought
as any other people
regular Irish people
with all their hopes and fears
failings and beauty
their personal battles
triumphs and jarring revelations
their situations transcend time and cultures
meticuously local
at the same time
universal
arrived on schedule
one or two pages wrinkled
but generally acceptable
a modern tone
a stepping stone
in the journey of modernism
strong scholarly apparatus
excellent footnotes
direct and clear
easy to read
easy and comfortable
easy to grasp
an enlightening read
a perfect bedtime read
a brief read before turning out the light
beautifully written
wonderful prose
every word delicious
clear observations
refreshingly clear
fresh and lively
intimate and insightful
keen and insightful
unique and real
emotive and indicative
exhilarating and humbling
astounding and fulfilling
crisp and enviable
accessible and lyrical
timeless and beautiful thoughts
an economy of language
almost poetic language
as close to poetry as prose gets
read it like poetry
start at any page
and read a few lines....
spellbinding at times
tedious at times
perplexing at times
terribly sad
apologies for being vague here
a streak of sadness
an aura of dullness
a sickness running through it
a dark element pervades each story
a dark atmosphere
wholly unwelcoming
from the depths of a weary soul
self-conscious
self-centred
ultimately disingenuous
empty
pointless
ultimately meaningless
a number of references
the average reader
might not appreciate
a text filled with aporias
the language is filled with slang
and colloquial expressions
extensive use of complicated words
archaic language and Irish colloquialisms
ubiquitously-sprinkled allusions
almost nothing happens
there is hardly any suspense
no meaningful message
not compelling enough for me
to consider it worth inflicting on high school students
or anyone
thick
clothbound
cloth end covers
high quality
leather bound
raised spine
gold-edged pages
a generously-proportioned ribbon marker
paper that makes me want to touch it again and again
a beautiful little book
no larger than an iPhone
literally the size of my hand
I didn’t realize it was so small.
It’s pint sized.
I was expecting a regular sized book.
I didn’t know it was a used book.
I didn't care.
It’s better the second time around.
not manufactured for longevity
the binding is trashy
glued, rather than sewn
the narrative was monotone
a cheap alternative
to real dialogue
a terrible edition
carelessly slapped together
like a workbook printed for students
slightly water-damaged with "bulbous" pages
mis-coloured, on the green-side
big splashes of blue
no page numbers
Why not?
What am I supposed to do with that?
no notes
no index
or any other critical apparatus
some stunningly good sentences
some sentences meander aimlessly
a lot of sentences don’t have any punctuation,
a cold
continuously morbid
unpleasant sense lurking behind every sentence
Not my cup of tea.
not an easy read
not a great read
work to read
quite hard work
like wading through treacle
difficult to comfortably read
difficult to read for pleasure
some difficult use of language
difficult spots
difficult to grasp
difficult to understand
difficult to absorb
I am a handful of hours into this work.
I don't find it difficult at all.
tiny print
gigantic pages
a number of typos
full of spelling errors
some sections are also incomprehensible
a complete waste of money
not particularly well set out on the page
annoying extra spaces between paragraphs
the letters are really small
there isn't any space between the lines
every other line contains only one word,
literally--
Looks like it was typed on a 1970s typewriter.
Pages 149-180 are completely missing
The syntax is all off.
words are often run together
incorrect words inserted
often needlessly wordy
lots of irrelevant extra words
many words were not even in the dictionary
gibberish, in fact, in parts.
horribly sized
a horribly translated copy
written in a foreign language
a strange and inaccurate translation
almost as if from a foreign language
form Chinese, maybe
Don’t buy.
Don't bother.
Do not get this edition.
no
No thank you.
Non serviam.
LAME.
save yourself the headache
DON'T READ THIS BOOK.
Bad scan,
totally garbeled
has nithing to do with original test
did not like
did not finish
Did I miss something?
dull
archaic
slow
I was quite disappointed
thoroughly disappointed
deeply disappointing
deeply unsatisfying
sad and depressing
boring and pretentious
BORING!!!!
Horribly boring.
boring AF
Oh, so boring!
so utterly boring
soooooooo boring
sooo not what I expected!
unanimously disliked by my book club
boring enough to force me to close the book
there wasn’t much to get excited about
same old
same old
too samey
too antiquated
for me to wrap my mind around
no real conclusions
leaving me with many questions
no easy answers
Who am to judge?
I am not a good reader
I'm not clever enough
The Dead is my favourite
The Dead is missing
Why publish a book and leave out the best story?
a sorry excuse for what is generally called a book
Find a different publisher
who isn't cheating you
i ended up reading the paper copy
that i'd checked out
from the library
got it for the kid
a birthday gift
my mum was happy with it
an aunt reported that she enjoyed it
Unfortunately I didn't enjoy it.
Unfortunately, I’m not that brave.
I liked it with reservations
I was intimidated
I did not refer to dictionary
I got about ten pages in and said, "Bugger this!"
I'm unlikely to delve much deeper
I probably won't read any more
I hate this book with a passion.
I. Hate. James. Joyce.
James Joyce is rolling in his grave.
a glaring error in the thirteenth word
of the very first story
signals that it is not a trustworthy edition
when I came across the phrase 'video games'
in the second story
I knew for sure that someone has been playing games
my teenager
buying on my account
was completely taken in by this version
I'm not a huge fan
This must be a scam
I am asking for my £2.28 back.
The crooks who foisted this monstrosity on the public
robbed me of $4.
Don't let it happen to you...
I ordered this book to take with me on vacation.
I put off reading this book until retirement.
I should have read it earlier.
I loan out my copy of the book frequently.
I bought this new edition
and it makes much more sense!
What?!? This doesn’t even make sense!!
I understand it!
Loooooove it.
I wanted to love it finally but just couldn't.
I just couldn't read on any further!
I couldn’t be happier!