A hugely exhilerating book. I've made a point of trying to wade through what are generally acclaimed as the great novels of the 19th & 20th century. Some were hard work, this one was a pleasure. As well as enjoying it, I was knocked out by the sheer achievement of it - such a vivid picture of a great city on a specific day, with all the fantastic detail retrieved from his memory many years after he was there.

To anyone who has been put off by its reputation for being difficult, I would say at least try it and you might be surprised. In that respect I'd say Ulysses has some similarity with the Satanic Verses - also regarded as "difficult" yet fabulously well written, with a great deal of humour.