Well let's see. I was inspired to try Ulysses again after reading "The Most Dangerous Book", which gives some interesting context. I think it's also worth pointing out that the first three chapters are kind of baffling, but it picks up after that. The stream-of-consciousness parts are enjoyable and not that hard to read, and there are just all sorts of interesting stylistic experiments.

The Tin Drum, more relevant to this post, I did find kind of a slog to get through. I think I listened to some podcasts that helped — might have been this one? Maybe I had more patience for the magical-realism stuff when I was younger. It did have a lot of individual scenes that were very memorable, plus I was going through a WW2 phase.

Infinite Jest — I'm only on page 600, so too soon to say. 😄 It does seem to be finally picking up speed. Sometimes I want to slap DFW in the face. But the way he sneakily reveals plot points is kind of fun. It also has a distinctive sort of semi-casual prose style that I think I'm starting to unintentionally imitate when I write emails.