Yeah, it sounds like you prefer plot or character development. I don't know that Bloom is supposed to be super interesting (not much interesting happens because

Yeah, it sounds like you prefer plot or character development. I don't know that Bloom is supposed to be super interesting (not much interesting happens because it's a relatively mundane regular day). My take was that it was more of a philosophical exploration of an everyman and what makes him tick, with a lot of experimental prose styles. Some of the novelty has faded over the years as it's pretty common to see flawed characters (we had a whole modernist and then post-modernist movement after - and arguably highly influenced by - Ulysses). The things that would have shocked readers when the book came out would no longer shock readers today, but for some, the psychological exploration of Bloom and his relationships still holds up.