Cluelysses

by Chet_Guevara on 03-13-2009 01:11 PM

Set on one day in 1995, Cluelysses follows the peregrinations of Tai, the high school nerd, and her counterpart, the priveledged rich girl Cher, around Beverly Hills. Using an innovative interior monologue and an ingeniously intricate doubling that mirrors the voyages of Odysseus, Joyce captures the sum total of human experience. From Dionne's closing soliloquy: "I put my arms around him yes and drew him down to me so he could feel my breasts all perfume yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will...As if"

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by Administrator PaulH on 03-13-2009 01:58 PM
The sequel, "A Portrait of the Artist with a Deep Tan", wasn't nearly as good as "Cluelysses".
by Moderator L_Monty on 03-20-2009 03:56 PM
Stephen Hero? Shyeah! More like Stephen Zero.