That reading direction is spot on. Also, it's normal to struggle through the early Stephen chapters. The prose becomes much more conventional and accessible onc

That reading direction is spot on. Also, it's normal to struggle through the early Stephen chapters. The prose becomes much more conventional and accessible once you meet Bloom in "Calypso". My constant recommendations for those interested in tackling Ulysses: - RTÉ produced a fully cast, essentially unabridged dramatization[1] which is phenomenal. So much of the "fun" of Joyce is found only when reading it aloud. - Frank Delaney's ridiculously ambitious paragraph-by-paragraph[2] unpacking of the novel in podcast form was sadly cut short by his death, but remains a charming journey through the first sections of the novel. [1] https://www.rte.ie/culture/2020/0610/1146705-listen-ulysses-james-joyce-podcast/ https://www.rte.ie/culture/2020/0610/1146705-listen-ulysses-... [2] https://blog.frankdelaney.com/re-joyce/ https://blog.frankdelaney.com/re-joyce/