Dubliners (James Joyce) - Book Review

If you want to change your stereotypical impression of the Irish & Dublin .... then don't read this book.

'Dubliners' by James Joyce is a collection of 15 short stories published as his first book. They are mostly a description of middle class Irish life with every story being set somewhere in Dublin. It covers a variety of character ages, lives, settings and situations. One theme that isn't crucial to the plot of any individual story but appears constantly is alcohol and overconsumption.

I summarised the book as follows. "I found this rather bland overall. There was nothing that excited me nor that jumped out as intriguing. This could have been 15 stories from any city anywhere in the world and it would have been the same. Life is life and it appears that an Irish Dubliners life is just as mundane as any when diving into the day to day machinations."

I hope you have a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro
(0:41) - Synopsis
(2:42) - The Irish Stereotype: Does anything set it apart?
(6:41) - Observations/Takeaways
(10:32) - Summary


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