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I would never ever read finnegan's wake. Honestly, I can't imagine why anyone in their right mind would except perhaps literary scientists. But to put finnega
by blazespin 10y ago
I would never ever read finnegan's wake. Honestly, I can't imagine why anyone in their right mind would except perhaps literary scientists. But to put finnegan's wake on the stereo or headphones while working out or doing a fanstatic hike or sailing or whatever is an incredible experience that I have always been grateful for. I encourage everyone to do it. HG wells, however, on the other hand is something you'd want to sit down and read because he kills his darlings with the idea that his readers will sit down and read it. Not just let it waft over them and permeate their subconscious. Finnegan's wake is wonderful mental music.
BTW, Joyce wrote portrait of an artist as a young man, which is a really great read and a must for anyone with a literary / artistic bent.
- johnloeber 10y agoListening to FW is a superb idea, especially because the text takes onomatopoeia to its limits and contains a plethora of multilingual puns. It's meant to be read aloud. I'm guessing that the stream-of-consciousness style lends itself especially well to audio that you can lose yourself in, which is great for running etc.
- twoodfin 10y agoCan anyone recommend a good unabridged reading of the Wake? By the way, the Irish RTE radio (unabridged!) production of Ulysses is wonderful. https://archive.org/details/Ulysses-Audiobook https://archive.org/details/Ulysses-Audiobook
- reltuk 10y agoWhen I saw this question, I went to find a link so that I could recommend Patrick Healy's reading. I was pleasantly surprised to see that it now available for free on the internet. It's quite rushed and somewhat flat at parts. Some of the abridged recordings I've listened to do more justice to the excerpts they've chosen. But it's a heroic effort none the less. For me, it made the full Wake accessible and alive in a way that made me really enjoy spending time with it.
- kkylin 10y agoSecond that. "Portrait" was a bit of a chore for me the first time around, but a real joy on second reading. I also really liked Dubliners, for the most part. Never had the motivation (or time now) to try Ulysses or Finnegans Wake. I've always liked Wells, and this letter is really something.