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Dubliners
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Dnfable Collection.
A collection of short stories by renowned James Joyce.
Boy this collection sucked! This guy is seriously depressing, and the few times something good was built he killed it with a dismal ending. Unremarkable characters, mundane plots, outstandingly boring storytelling; nearly all of them utterly forgettable, and skimmable. I definitely had worse, but not a lot. This should’ve been a dnf, but stubborn idiot that I am, I didn’t.
Go for the Best, consider the Good, whatever the Meh.
The Good :
★★★☆� “A Painful Case.�
★★★☆� "The Dead." [2.5]
The Meh :
★★☆☆� "Araby."
★★☆☆� “The Boarding House.�
★★☆☆� "Eveline."
★☆☆☆� “A Mother.� [1.5]
★☆☆☆� “Two Gallants.� [1.5]
★☆☆☆� “Clay.�
★☆☆☆� “A Little Cloud.�
★☆☆☆� “After the Race.�
★☆☆☆� “An Encounter.�
★☆☆☆� “The Sisters.�
☆☆☆☆� “Counterparts.� [0.5]
☆☆☆☆� “Grace.�
☆☆☆☆� “Ivy Day in the Committee Room.�
It's public domain, you can find it
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PERSONAL NOTE : Please note my review is not a personal attack on Dublin or Ireland; I'd have felt exactly the same way if this book was written about any city, or even my hometown Buenos Aires, which I also 1-starred.
[1914] [207p] [Collection] [Not Recommendable]
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★★★☆� The Dead. [2.5]
★★☆☆� Araby.
★★☆☆� Eveline.
★☆☆☆� Dubliners.
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Colección Dnfeable.
Una colección de cuentos cortos por el renombrado James Joyce.
¡Vaya que esta colección apesta! Este tipo es seriamente depresivo, y las pocas veces que arma algo bueno lo destruye con un final abismal. Personajes miserables, tramas mundanas, increíblemente aburrida narración; casi todos ellos terriblemente olvidables, y salteables. Definitivamente tuve peor, pero no tantas. Esto debería haber sido dnf, pero idiota testarudo que soy, no lo hice.
Ir por lo Mejor, considerar lo Bueno, loquesea lo Meh.
Lo Bueno :
★★★☆� “Un Triste Caso.�
★★★☆� “Los Muertos.� [2.5]
Lo Meh :
★★☆☆� “A.�
★★☆☆� “La Casa de Huéspedes.�
★★☆☆� “EԱ.� [1.5]
★☆☆☆� “Una Madre.� [1.5]
★☆☆☆� “Dos Galanes.� [1.5]
★☆☆☆� “Polvo y Ceniza.�
★☆☆☆� “Una Nubecilla.�
★☆☆☆� “Después de la Carrera.�
★☆☆☆� “Un Encuentro.�
★☆☆☆� “Las Hermanas.�
☆☆☆☆� “Duplicados.� [0.5]
☆☆☆☆� “A Mayor Gracia de Dios.�
☆☆☆☆� “Efemérides en el comité.�
Es dominio público, lo pueden encontrar
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NOTA PERSONAL : Por favor tener en cuenta que mi reseña no es un ataque personal a Dublín o Irlanda; habría sentido exactamente lo mismo si este libro hubiera sido escrito sobre cualquier ciudad, o incluso de mi natal Buenos Aires, que por cierto también califiqué con 1 estrella.
[1914] [207p] [Colección] [No Recomendable]
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A collection of short stories by renowned James Joyce.
Boy this collection sucked! This guy is seriously depressing, and the few times something good was built he killed it with a dismal ending. Unremarkable characters, mundane plots, outstandingly boring storytelling; nearly all of them utterly forgettable, and skimmable. I definitely had worse, but not a lot. This should’ve been a dnf, but stubborn idiot that I am, I didn’t.
Go for the Best, consider the Good, whatever the Meh.
The Good :
★★★☆� “A Painful Case.�
★★★☆� "The Dead." [2.5]
The Meh :
★★☆☆� "Araby."
★★☆☆� “The Boarding House.�
★★☆☆� "Eveline."
★☆☆☆� “A Mother.� [1.5]
★☆☆☆� “Two Gallants.� [1.5]
★☆☆☆� “Clay.�
★☆☆☆� “A Little Cloud.�
★☆☆☆� “After the Race.�
★☆☆☆� “An Encounter.�
★☆☆☆� “The Sisters.�
☆☆☆☆� “Counterparts.� [0.5]
☆☆☆☆� “Grace.�
☆☆☆☆� “Ivy Day in the Committee Room.�
It's public domain, you can find it
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PERSONAL NOTE : Please note my review is not a personal attack on Dublin or Ireland; I'd have felt exactly the same way if this book was written about any city, or even my hometown Buenos Aires, which I also 1-starred.
[1914] [207p] [Collection] [Not Recommendable]
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★★★☆� The Dead. [2.5]
★★☆☆� Araby.
★★☆☆� Eveline.
★☆☆☆� Dubliners.
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Colección Dnfeable.
Una colección de cuentos cortos por el renombrado James Joyce.
¡Vaya que esta colección apesta! Este tipo es seriamente depresivo, y las pocas veces que arma algo bueno lo destruye con un final abismal. Personajes miserables, tramas mundanas, increíblemente aburrida narración; casi todos ellos terriblemente olvidables, y salteables. Definitivamente tuve peor, pero no tantas. Esto debería haber sido dnf, pero idiota testarudo que soy, no lo hice.
Ir por lo Mejor, considerar lo Bueno, loquesea lo Meh.
Lo Bueno :
★★★☆� “Un Triste Caso.�
★★★☆� “Los Muertos.� [2.5]
Lo Meh :
★★☆☆� “A.�
★★☆☆� “La Casa de Huéspedes.�
★★☆☆� “EԱ.� [1.5]
★☆☆☆� “Una Madre.� [1.5]
★☆☆☆� “Dos Galanes.� [1.5]
★☆☆☆� “Polvo y Ceniza.�
★☆☆☆� “Una Nubecilla.�
★☆☆☆� “Después de la Carrera.�
★☆☆☆� “Un Encuentro.�
★☆☆☆� “Las Hermanas.�
☆☆☆☆� “Duplicados.� [0.5]
☆☆☆☆� “A Mayor Gracia de Dios.�
☆☆☆☆� “Efemérides en el comité.�
Es dominio público, lo pueden encontrar
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NOTA PERSONAL : Por favor tener en cuenta que mi reseña no es un ataque personal a Dublín o Irlanda; habría sentido exactamente lo mismo si este libro hubiera sido escrito sobre cualquier ciudad, o incluso de mi natal Buenos Aires, que por cierto también califiqué con 1 estrella.
[1914] [207p] [Colección] [No Recomendable]
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Dec 09, 2022 05:13AM
Estamos leyendo el mismo libro. Es extraño. Hay ediciones que tienen menos relatos que otras. Supongo que pued pasar en una obra tan famosa y con tantas ediciones.sds
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Juan wrote: "Estamos leyendo el mismo libro. Es extraño. Hay ediciones que tienen menos relatos que otras. Supongo que pued pasar en una obra tan famosa y con tantas ediciones.sds"Mi edición tiene 15 cuentos cortos. Voy 4/15 y hasta ahora todos han sido 1 y 2 estrellas, pero oigo que hay algunos muy buenos como Los Muertos y Polvo y Ceniza, que todavía no lei. No lo estoy disfrutando para nada, pero espero que sea distinto para vos :D
Por ahora vienen correctos. No una maravilla, pero bien. Hay una cierta tensión en los personajes que me gusta.
Frederico, this your first attempt reading a book by Joyce? 🤔
Loretta wrote: "Frederico, this your first attempt reading a book by Joyce? 🤔"Yup, first time and not looking good. Was it a bad choice? I see you read it, and two more xD
Federico wrote: "Loretta wrote: "Frederico, this your first attempt reading a book by Joyce? 🤔"Yup, first time and not looking good. Was it a bad choice? I see you read it, and two more xD"
Truthfully, I really didn’t like it at all so I’m not sure why I gave the book three stars. I’m definitely not a great fan of Joyce but many here on ŷ think differently.
Bad choice? Certainly not. You had to start somewhere! 😊
I've been meaning to read "Dubliners" for a long time. I'm NOT interested in Joyce's other work - "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" almost finished me my senior year in high school!! - but I saw "The Dead" many years ago, and have always wanted to read that short story and re-watch the film.
Louis wrote: "I've been meaning to read "Dubliners" for a long time. I'm NOT interested in Joyce's other work - "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" almost finished me my senior year in high school!! - but ..."Well so far I'm 7/15 and none of the short stories has been over 2 stars, so can't say I recommend it, at all. By the end this will most likely be a 2 or 1 star book. Haven't read "The Dead" yet but I know it's included in the collection and I do hear it's good so, we'll see.
Shame on you! A los grandes no se les hace eso!😂
Juan wrote: "Shame on you! A los grandes no se les hace eso!😂"
Muchos grandes están sobrevalorados xD
I appreciate the way you've rated the books by rating so precisely.
Ali wrote: "I appreciate the way you've rated the books by rating so precisely."Thank you Ali! I try 😋
Omg 1 star read?? It's new year already! Wish your next read is better than this, Federico!! >//<
Pang wrote: "Omg 1 star read?? It's new year already! Wish your next read is better than this, Federico!! >//<"Lol. Thank you Pang! Awesome way to begin the year xD
Baba wrote: "Loving The Meh' list :D"Thank you Baba! My worst collections had only Meh. This one at least had a few exceptions lol.
Honest insight, Federico! 'Happy 2023 ;)
Diane wrote: "Honest insight, Federico! 'Happy 2023 ;)"Thank you Diane! Merry new year 🥳
Your review just made me to put this on my tbr list. How ironic.
Toni wrote: "Your review just made me to put this on my tbr list. How ironic."Curiosity is a powerful force lol. I'm outlier here, many people did like it plenty so you never know. All the best Toni!
Federico wrote: "Thank you Baba! My worst collections had only Meh. This one at least had a few exceptions lol."Fair enough :D
Oh, dear! Not a single story with even a 3-star rating in this one. Hope your next read is a 5-star, Federico.
Srivalli wrote: "Oh, dear! Not a single story with even a 3-star rating in this one. Hope your next read is a 5-star, Federico."Thank you Srivalli! Lol. Just two. Sort of.
Federico wrote: "Thank you Srivalli! Lol. Just two. Sort of."Opp, it was supposed to be 4 stars, though the gist remains the same. 😅
I've read some not good reviews, but yours is heavy on the axe. It's a complicated author, I have yet to try some of his books, but I'll keep this in mind if I get to read this
Marcos wrote: "yours is heavy on the axe.... "So I'm often told lol. But I'm outlier here so my opinion should not be taken all that seriously. Hope you like it if you give the author a chance :)
I'm planning a buddy read for Ulysses, I don't know what's gonna come out of that, but looking forward to read something of Joyce (I know, all in, but I can't help myself)
Great review Federico! I think I’ll be skipping this book. Happy New Year and Happy Reading to you! 🎊
Marcos wrote: "I'm planning a buddy read for Ulysses, I don't know what's gonna come out of that, but looking forward to read something of Joyce (I know, all in, but I can't help myself)"I'm confident you will like it, or at least a lot more than I did this one lol
Rachel wrote: "Great review Federico! I think I’ll be skipping this book. Happy New Year and Happy Reading to you! 🎊"Thank you Rachel! Merry New Year for u2 :D
Oh no! 😅 But now I know a new term: “Dnfable� 👍🏽 Hope I’ll never have to use it, but we know how that goes. Love the warning-review, Federico! 🙂 Happy New Year!🥳
Karen wrote: "Oh no! 😅 But now I know a new term: “Dnfable� 👍🏽 Hope I’ll never have to use it, but we know how that goes. Love the warning-review, Federico! 🙂 Happy New Year!🥳"Thank you Karen! I sort of invented that term and english is not my native language so have to warn I'm not really sure about its grammar validity lol. Have a Merry New Year 🥳 !
“Dnfable� is such a good term. I enjoy reading one star reviews for some reason. Great review 👍🏼
Buena reseña, Fede. Qué lástima que no te haya gustado este libro, pero te entiendo, a mí Los muertos me pareció sin alma, insípido, pero recuerdo que Eveline me gustó. No he leído los demás, pero quizá me salte este libro y elija otro de Joyce para el futuro. Saludos! :)
ariadne wrote: "“Dnfable� is such a good term. I enjoy reading one star reviews for some reason. Great review 👍🏼"That's great to hear, wasn't really sure it would stand from a grammatical point of view since english is not my native language lol. Thank you Ariadne :D
Axl Oswaldo wrote: "Buena reseña, Fede. Qué lástima que no te haya gustado este libro, pero te entiendo, a mí Los muertos me pareció sin alma, insípido, pero recuerdo que Eveline me gustó. No he leído los demás, pero..."
Gracias Axl! Me alegra que alguno te haya gustado. La verdad que para mí, a excepción de contadas ocasiones, este tipo parece ser pura insípidez en todo su esplendor. Escucho cosas de 'Ulysses' pero no creo que ese pase por mi lista en muuucho tiempo.
Yikes! Starting the year with a DNFable collection! Poor Federico! I Wish you a fab collection next, my friend. Wish you a Happy New Year! 💐
Rosh wrote: "Yikes! Starting the year with a DNFable collection! Poor Federico! I Wish you a fab collection next, my friend. Wish you a Happy New Year! 💐"Thank you Rosh! Merry New Year for you too :D
Oh no, this book is on my "to read" pile. :o I hope that next book you read is more enjoyable!
Annija wrote: "Oh no, this book is on my "to read" pile. :o I hope that next book you read is more enjoyable!"
Thank you Annija! Many people seemed to like this so, hoping that to be your case as well :)
I DNF-ed this after constantly falling asleep after reading 1-2 pages.
Adina wrote: "I DNF-ed this after constantly falling asleep after reading 1-2 pages."Yup. I feel you. Highly somniferous stuff lol xD
lolol you are braver than I for even starting James Joyce! Maybe some day. Appreciate your story ratings! Too bad they were not very engaging.
Sarah wrote: "lolol you are braver than I for even starting James Joyce! Maybe some day. Appreciate your story ratings! Too bad they were not very engaging."Thank you Sarah! To tell you the truth the only reason I picked this is because I'm going through my parent's bookcase to see if I can find anything good xD
"Dnfable. . . "(And you claim you don't like poetry!)
Julie wrote: ""Dnfable. . . "(And you claim you don't like poetry!)"
Look at you. . . coining new words. . . in two languages!
Ulysses sucked. Still I wanted to push through and read Dubliners. After ur review, I have serious concerns. Oh boy..
Oh Federico, I too found some of the stories totally boring, but I did enjoy some of them. Maybe because I did it in audiobook, and it was narrated by the charming Chris O'Dowd :P
Tu primera lectura del año viene mal. Espero que mejore esto. Te deseo un buen año. Yo iba a leer ese libro antes del Ulises pero me dijeron que era aburrido. Igual alguna vez probaré porque también soy testaruda.
