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I’ve been wanting to read Joyce’s Ulysses for years but its infamy and mixed awe and outrage made it intimidating, not to mention its length. Always at the back of my mind and not knowing where to start, where my other half made the casual remark of just picking it up and trying it. This made sense, it’s so obvious and yet it didn’t seem enough. Then this year I found this short guide, it’s broken up with graphics and gives an overview of Joyce’s life and his works, including Ulysses. It’s not detailed notes more pointers and correlating biographical details of Joyce’s life to his works. The cartoony illustrations also made this an entertaining read, one is a parody of a scene found on an ancient Greek vase, with Joyce in the centre is surrounded by Roman gods and heroes. With its handful of cues this is a starting point for me to read Joyce’s works, the first I will read this year, the short version of Ulysses.