When I worked in the library, a customer asked my advice. Her fourteen year old son wanted to read "Ulysses" and she wanted to say no but thought it may be better for them if she agreed. I suggested she let him read it, saying it was so boring he wouldn't read it past page six. She came in later and said he'd reached page ten then gave up. He thought she was really cool for having allowed him to read it. The only one of Joyce's books I like is " Portrait of the Artist", I love that!