#“Ulysses is a hard read but you like Faulkner.” still the funniest thing he's said to me about my Faulkner obsession
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I'm just going to start making posts about classic literature the way modern fandoms do with characters because I need an outlet and none of my friends willingly read these books
#Zeta Rambles#You guys don't even understand the emotional rollercoaster I just had reading the beginning of “Ulysses”#For context I love Faulkner and near the end of part one I was like “I don't like the Quentin bridge scene vibes this is giving me”#Maybe this is why my professor looked so amused when I told him I was looking forward to reading this book#“Ulysses is a hard read but you like Faulkner.” still the funniest thing he's said to me about my Faulkner obsession#Literally. Shreve was basically my first blorbo. I think that says something about me but I'm not sure what#I can't get over Stephen's thought process. It's so perfectly unhinged. I love the prose and its cadence so much.#Also. That line. That freaking “Wilde's love” line actually caught me so off-guard that I had to close the book for a second. LIKE HELLO???#Anyways. I have a feeling my professor is going to LAUGH when I tell him I read all of part one.#He told us just to test the waters. Maybe try to read the first few pages. I think he anticipated everyone being too frustrated to read mor#JOKES ON HIM! I freaking love reading this sort of prose. Stream of consciousness my beloved
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