Honestly, I'm not sure I would have gotten through this if it wasn't a school required read. While the themes and overarching ideas are interesting and poignant, the writing style was incredibly difficult for me to sit through, and honestly, sometimes it just felt plain weird. If you're a Joycian, my apologies. If you're into academic type literature and want to explore the Irish canon, then you'll probably enjoy this, if you want an easy and quick short story read, look elsewhere.
Rating: 3 stars