It's hard to get your arms around, at least it was for me. I read it one time, and then bought a BBC Audio rendition which kind of helped a little. I came away really wanting to check out Bloom's wife.

                  One of the lines I remember was the inn keeper who made the observation that Ireland never had a problem with Jews because they never let them in.

                  I continue to wonder why Bloom slept up-side-down in bed.