Dug out my copy of Ulysses. Madness.
Discussion
Your annotations?
I have I only ever got as far as about page 200. It’s intense and mind blowing. But, fuck me, it’s hard work.
I dart around between tons of books that i'm trying to get through. Not a great annotator though. Mostly i try to read what I can and let it simmer over as I do other things. Can I keep you up to date on nostr:nprofile1qqsggm4l0xs23qfjwnkfwf6fqcs66s3lz637gaxhl4nwd2vtle8rnfqprfmhxue69uhhg6r9vehhyetnwshxummnw3erztnrdakszyrhwden5te0dehhxarj9ekxzmnyqys8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytn9d9h82mny0fmkzmn6d9njuumsv93k2tc6rwere's nostr client Alexandria? We should be adding annotations, commenting and highlighting soon and would love if you could give feedback!
Looks like it’s going well so far. Could do with more fiction on there, too. What’s your overalll goal for the project?
#Alexandria is focused reading and writing, rather than a social focused app.
Think about something that brings together personal notes, annotations & highlights on all types of writing. From literature, to documentation and scientific peer reviewed articles.
The community sets the standard for what is allowed.
So an example:
(1) you have your fiction community that holds a library of books.
(2) The academic community that writes articles _about_ Ulysses
and (3) The person reading Ulysses on their own free time, writing notes, highlighting and referencing the academic articles, connecting the ideas together.
And then, because the work has been done on nostr, anyone can follow the trail and learn from what other's have done,
I think it’s great
I definitely had a similar annotating habit while I was at uni, but not these days. I'm reading Dune at the moment, and it's much, much better than I expected.
I did not enjoy this book when I read it
It is to be analyzed rather than read. I recommend the Frank Delaney audio deconstruction. If you eat it in tiny nibbles, it’s more rewarding.
Looks like an equation to find my missing golf bawl.....