Ulysses by James Joyce : Prerequisite reading for Ulysses

By heatherkey1989

Hey. I’m not really an English lit person, and I’m not trying to read *Ulysses* just so I can write some big essay about it. I mostly want to read it because so many people say it’s one of the best things they’ve ever read. But when I look around online, it seems like there’s this whole list of stuff I’m “supposed” to read first (like *Dubliners* and all that), and honestly that kind of freaks me out. So, do I actually need to go through all the recommended reading before I can enjoy *Ulysses*? I’ve already read the *Odyssey* (the shortened versions) and the Trojan War stories. Sorry if this has been asked a ton—I just really want to figure it out before I commit.