Oats and other readers
 

I've been trying to get in to Ulysses for a while now, I am enjoying it but find it confusing, after a quick internet search I discovered it has parallels with Homer's Odyssey, I knew it was inspired by it and whatnot, I haven't read Odyssey yet, should I read it to get a better understanding of what is happening? Or is it possible to appreciate it fully without having done so?
@quaker oats

Read Game of Thrones or the First Law Trilogy instead.


Ur welcome.

I read shit too.

Go fuck yourself, useless. Quit shitting up Witty's topic you fuck he's going to have a kid soon doesn't have time for your shit posting FUCK YOU.

I'm sure oats will let you know what's up Witty.

Here is the aggregate of advice I've received and my own reading experience.

you'll be confused, at times more so than others. It's not a book to casually read, or to read only once in life. Embrace the confusion, don't trip about the allegory for the first read. Just get into the rhythm of the language and the style/technique of it. Next time you read it, be more familiar with the odyssey - that's my plan (I'm moderately familiar with it, so I noticed some things occasionally, but it didn't affect my overall experience all that much). It's a marathon read, but it can also be immensely enjoyable.

Read shit that you can understand, like a ritual.