Theatre Plays I have seen recently Reference Useful books, mostly fun too. Anglo-African writing mostly from the eighteenth century. History My favourite historical works. This is not a book you just read. This is a book you read over and over again.
Every sentence is layered with meaning.
While the day in the life of Leopold Bloom is told as an odyssey, the joy lies in the details. Depth is often found in humour. The link above takes you to Declan Kiberd's excellent Penguin edition. It has a useful introduction, but doesn't overburden the reader with notes. For commentary, I have always found Harry Blamire's The New Bloomsday Book useful, but this is just the tip of an iceberg of criticism.