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# Dubliners (Collins Classics)

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desertcart.com: Dubliners (Collins Classics): 9780007449408: Joyce, James: Books

Review: Handsome edition of classic text full of notes - My first experience with Joyce and a strong one. I think this is less a shorty story collection and more a collection of sketches. Very many of the stories end unresolved, characters don't change, but we're presented detailed snippets of their lives. The stories do vary a little bit and I felt that some of the ones written later did feel more cohesive. However, they're all very good. Joyce is a talented writer and the stories are engaging, even if they are covering somewhat dull activity - sitting around a room, walking the streets. Dublin is alive here and you can feel it. However, at times the amount of street names and corners can feel like someone milking a word count. "The Sisters," "Araby", "After the Race," "Two Gallants," "A Little Cloud," "A Painful Case," "A Mother" and "The Dead" are standouts. Joyce's style can take getting used to it and his stories are layered and nuanced. I was glad to have the notes, however, I will say that the sheer amount of notes. was actively distracting. A 10 page story had 50 notes! Many of them are just directional street info that wasn't additive. Some were really good and provided depth or knowledge I don't have of Edwardian Dublin. But I found them to sometimes get in the way of the flow of reading. Especially when there were a few in the same sentence. The book also starts to over explain. In the first story, "chalice" has an end note that provides a very basic definition. A little odd given other, more complicated words abound. The book has a neat foreword and a lengthy introduction. The first half of the introduction is very good and provides a good amount of historical background, the second half gets a little self-indulgent in its analysis of the text. I often found some of the analysis to be a little eye-rolly and overboard. That the introduction ends by saying "perhaps we're looking too hard for symbols" also says a lot. While the aforementioned end notes avoid analysis, a few hint at interpretations. The most superfluous one comes when a story is said to hit at the trinity because there are three boys in it. In the end, I was glad to have read the book and appreciated the extra, if they sometimes got in the way. I appreciated the skill but I don't know how much of the book will stay with me outside of those closing paragraphs of "The Dead."
Review: wonderful collection of short stories - This was on Hemingway’s recommended reading list. Joyce’s descriptions of so many things, is perfect and completely clear. Many times I could envision what he was describing. Wonderful book.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #5,292,952 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2,087 in Classic Literature & Fiction #4,390 in Literary Fiction (Books) #54,862 in Short Stories (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (450) |
| Dimensions  | 0.8 x 4.3 x 6.9 inches |
| Edition  | Reissue |
| ISBN-10  | 0007449402 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0007449408 |
| Item Weight  | 10.4 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 256 pages |
| Publication date  | September 6, 2016 |
| Publisher  | William Collins |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Handsome edition of classic text full of notes
*by P***N on July 6, 2025*

My first experience with Joyce and a strong one. I think this is less a shorty story collection and more a collection of sketches. Very many of the stories end unresolved, characters don't change, but we're presented detailed snippets of their lives. The stories do vary a little bit and I felt that some of the ones written later did feel more cohesive. However, they're all very good. Joyce is a talented writer and the stories are engaging, even if they are covering somewhat dull activity - sitting around a room, walking the streets. Dublin is alive here and you can feel it. However, at times the amount of street names and corners can feel like someone milking a word count. "The Sisters," "Araby", "After the Race," "Two Gallants," "A Little Cloud," "A Painful Case," "A Mother" and "The Dead" are standouts. Joyce's style can take getting used to it and his stories are layered and nuanced. I was glad to have the notes, however, I will say that the sheer amount of notes. was actively distracting. A 10 page story had 50 notes! Many of them are just directional street info that wasn't additive. Some were really good and provided depth or knowledge I don't have of Edwardian Dublin. But I found them to sometimes get in the way of the flow of reading. Especially when there were a few in the same sentence. The book also starts to over explain. In the first story, "chalice" has an end note that provides a very basic definition. A little odd given other, more complicated words abound. The book has a neat foreword and a lengthy introduction. The first half of the introduction is very good and provides a good amount of historical background, the second half gets a little self-indulgent in its analysis of the text. I often found some of the analysis to be a little eye-rolly and overboard. That the introduction ends by saying "perhaps we're looking too hard for symbols" also says a lot. While the aforementioned end notes avoid analysis, a few hint at interpretations. The most superfluous one comes when a story is said to hit at the trinity because there are three boys in it. In the end, I was glad to have read the book and appreciated the extra, if they sometimes got in the way. I appreciated the skill but I don't know how much of the book will stay with me outside of those closing paragraphs of "The Dead."

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ wonderful collection of short stories
*by A***R on February 13, 2025*

This was on Hemingway’s recommended reading list. Joyce’s descriptions of so many things, is perfect and completely clear. Many times I could envision what he was describing. Wonderful book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars
*by A***R on November 11, 2017*

Look at this beautiful new cover for Dubliners! Found this in Classic Penguin Cover.

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