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>It feeds the narcissism of the likes of Harold Bloom
This. It's a beautifully written book, but regardless if Joyce intended or not to draw parallels between the mythical heroism of Odysseus and the day to day wisdom of Leopold Bloom, the book has one major issue that must be tackled. This book moved Harold Bloom to tears because it made him feel that despite being a fat creepy wordcel he was still virtuous for appreciating good literature and identifying with his namesake. He felt the book properly articulated the beauty of being Leopold/Harold Bloom. And have you seen Harold Bloom? There was no beauty in that man. That alone should make you feel some revulsion at what Joyce accomplished with this book and make you question if literature existing at all is worth it.

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