The Sixteenth of June : A Novel (Paperback)

from Beamis12

The Portman family is a well to do family, a family that in the words of their son Stephen likes to sweep things under the rug, not having to deal with things that do not fit into the view of their lifestyle. June 16th, 2004 is big day for this family, it is the 100th anniversary of Bloomsday, an...

from lkernagh

Having never read any of James Joyce's works, I was a little daunted when I realized that his Ulysses] plays such a big role in Lang's story. The good news is, one does not need to read Ulysses to fully appreciate The Sixteenth of June, although I did feel as though Joyce was hovering in the wing...

from rmckeown

Ever since I read James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man in high school, the Irish author has fascinated me to no end. Much of my graduate work focused on Joyce. When I heard of a novel loosely based on Joyce's great work, Ulysses, I could not move faster to order and read the nove...

from LiterateHousewife

Dull. Story about pretentious New Yorkers who have moved to Philadelphia. Parents pretend to love James Joyce and celebrate each Bloomsday. Two sons and one fiance are all messed up with first world problems. Little of interest, but the audiobook narrators did a fine job with the material.