What a lovely sense of satisfaction after completing this literary Everest. HUGE thanks to Kristin for shepherding us along the way. And to all the TCUlysses-ians for being so open w/ opinions and thoughts and perspectives and insights. Reading this as a group was a joy.

Penelope. Can’t call it my favorite episode as I keep being haunted by Ithaca. That said, I did enjoy hearing from Poldy’s beloved (and yes, I believe he does love her quite deeply). They both have large appetites for life; Molly is freer w/ hers, at least as expressed from the Island of Bed in the Sea of Home.

So many great quotes; I’ll limit myself to 3 I particularly enjoyed:
“of course hes mad on the subject of drawers thats plain to be seen always skeezing at those brazenfaced things on the bicycles with their skirts blowing up to their navels” [ML 1946, p.731]
“sparrowfarts skitting around talking politics they know as much about as my backside anything in the world to make themselves someway interesting” [p.747]
“deceitful men all their 20 pockets arent enough for their lies then why should we tell them even if its the truth they dont believe you” [p.757]

It’s been a great journey. Thanks all.

Do you like my hat? 

I do. What a hat! I like it!  I like that party hat!  

Good-by! 

Good-by.

(Except Bloom likes Molly in any hat unlike the dog in Go, Dog, Go!)

Sum of 18 for me in my fave quotes:

he did look a big fool dreeping in the rain splendid set of teeth he had made me hungry to look at them and(p. 746)I wish some man or other would take me sometime when hes there and kiss me in his arms theres nothing like a kiss long and hot down to your soul almost paralyses you(p. 740)that long joult over the featherbed mountain(p. 750)child born out of her ear(p. 751)can feel his mouth O Lord(p. 754)he said hed come back Lord its just like yesterday to me(p. 761)goodbye to my sleep for this night anyhow(p. 763)then play with the cat she rubs up against you for her own sake(p. 763)the smoothest place is right there between this bit here how soft like a peach(p. 770)(And finally her climax:)…Yes.(p. 783)