[pynch]

Three days, three replies, six votes, neither trending on Twitter nor slowing the internet down ... What’s wrong?

Of course I’m not really surprised by the lack of participation here, but—apart from being interested in which episodes you like more than others—I would also like to hear why it seems to be difficult to vote or comment.

Forcing people to opt for only one of the chapters might have been wrong—for most of the novels I love I wouldn’t be able or willing to name a favourite chapter either—and it might not be silly enough for ‘inutterably silly’, but is it possible that Ulysses is still regarded as that towering monument you think you have to talk seriously about? It’s difficult, sure, but it’s also one of the funniest novels around (Tristram Shandy for me being a close second), and the sheer beauty of the writing helps to sustain interest over the more obscure passages.

I think it’s interesting that the Proteus episode is highly regarded by those who have read the whole damn thing (including me), while—judging from what I’ve heard—it’s also the episode where those who try their luck for the first time stop reading.

So, any thoughts? About what’s best—or worst—or why you just don’t care?