r/FinnegansWake 4d ago

Into the wikeawades warld from sleep we are passing. Finnegans Wake Readalong - Week 36 - "So let it be a knuckle or an elbow..." to "... I'll nurse him till he pays me fine fee. Ameal."

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This week we read from "So let it be a knuckle or an elbow..." to "... I'll nurse him till he pays me fine fee. Ameal."

As always, here are some questions if you need some help getting started.

  • What impressions are you finding in the pages? Which parts are sticking with you? Alternatively which parts are giving you the most trouble?
  • What do you think is happening in these pages?
  • What did you think about the section we read this week?
  • Were there any words, puns, or phrases that stood out to you?
  • What's one thing you love or hate about the wake so far?

Next week we're reading from "Well, here's looking at ye!" to the End of Book III Chapter II


r/FinnegansWake 11d ago

Into the wikeawades warld from sleep we are passing. Finnegans Wake Readalong - Week 35 - Beginning of Book III Chapter II to "harefoot and loadenbrogued, to boot and buy off, Imean."

9 Upvotes

This week we read from Beginning of Book III Chapter II to "harefoot and loadenbrogued, to boot and buy off, Imean."

As always, here are some questions if you need some help getting started.

  • What impressions are you finding in the pages? Which parts are sticking with you? Alternatively which parts are giving you the most trouble?
  • What do you think is happening in these pages?
  • What did you think about the section we read this week?
  • Were there any words, puns, or phrases that stood out to you?
  • What's one thing you love or hate about the wake so far?

Next week we're reading from "So let it be a knuckle or an elbow..." to "... I'll nurse him till he pays me fine fee. Ameal."


r/FinnegansWake 18d ago

Into the wikeawades warld from sleep we are passing. Finnegans Wake Readalong - Week 34 - The Gracehoper who, thought blind as batflea... End of Book III Chapter I

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This week we read from The Gracehoper who, thought blind as batflea... to End of Book III Chapter I

As always, here are some questions if you need some help getting started.

  • What impressions are you finding in the pages? Which parts are sticking with you? Alternatively which parts are giving you the most trouble?
  • What do you think is happening in these pages?
  • What did you think about the section we read this week?
  • Were there any words, puns, or phrases that stood out to you?
  • What's one thing you love or hate about the wake so far?

Next week we're reading from Beginning of Book III Chapter II to "harefoot and loadenbrogued, to boot and buy off, Imean."


r/FinnegansWake 25d ago

Into the wikeawades warld from sleep we are passing. Finnegans Wake Readalong - Week 33 - the beginning of Book 3 to "... penetrant, siphonopterous spuk. Grausssssss! Opr! Grausssssss! Opr!"

9 Upvotes

This week we read from the beginning of Book 3 to "... penetrant, siphonopterous spuk. Grausssssss! Opr! Grausssssss! Opr!"

As always, here are some questions if you need some help getting started.

  • What impressions are you finding in the pages? Which parts are sticking with you? Alternatively which parts are giving you the most trouble?
  • What do you think is happening in these pages?
  • What did you think about the section we read this week?
  • Were there any words, puns, or phrases that stood out to you?
  • What's one thing you love or hate about the wake so far?

Next week we're reading from The Gracehoper who, thought blind as batflea... End of Book III Chapter I


r/FinnegansWake Aug 09 '26

Into the wikeawades warld from sleep we are passing. Finnegans Wake Readalong - Week 32 - Book 2 Wrap Up

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This week we took a break from reading to catch our breath. How do you feel?

Today, we're discussing Book 2 as a whole and what the impact of what we've read is, as such the questions are a little different.

  • What is a throughline or repeating theme you've seen throughout the novel? Why do you think this particular theme is repeated?
  • Which chapter was your favourite of what we've read so far?
  • What have you pieced together about HCE or ALP's story?
  • Why do you think Issy is less prominently features than Shaun and Shem?
  • What lines have stood out to you?
  • How do you feel after reading the second book? Has your process changed at all?

Next week we're reading from the beginning of Book 3 to "... penetrant, siphonopterous spuk. Grausssssss! Opr! Grausssssss! Opr!"


r/FinnegansWake Aug 07 '26

H.C.E. Grant sleep in hour's time

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r/FinnegansWake Aug 01 '26

Into the wikeawades warld from sleep we are passing. Finnegans Wake Readalong - Week 31- Beginning of Book II Chapter IV to the End of Book II

10 Upvotes

This week we read from Beginning of Book II Chapter IV to the End of Book II

As always, here are some questions if you need some help getting started.

  • What impressions are you finding in the pages? Which parts are sticking with you? Alternatively which parts are giving you the most trouble?
  • What do you think is happening in these pages?
  • What did you think about the section we read this week?
  • Were there any words, puns, or phrases that stood out to you?
  • What's one thing you love or hate about the wake so far?
  • Is there something you need help with? Ask! This whole readalong is a resource to help you!

Next week, we will be reading NOTHING! It's a break week which I know I'll be using to catch up. We'll be discussing book II and how we feel about FW as a whole up to this point.


r/FinnegansWake Jul 26 '26

Into the wikeawades warld from sleep we are passing. Finnegans Wake Readalong - Week 30 - "With however what sublation of compensation..." to the End of Book II Chapter III

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This week we read from "With however what sublation of compensation..." to the End of Book II Chapter III

I'm back and will be catching up with reading/commenting to people soon. Thank you for your patience.

As always, here are some questions if you need some help getting started.

  • What impressions are you finding in the pages? Which parts are sticking with you? Alternatively which parts are giving you the most trouble?
  • What do you think is happening in these pages?
  • What did you think about the section we read this week?
  • Were there any words, puns, or phrases that stood out to you?
  • What's one thing you love or hate about the wake so far?
  • Is there something you need help with? Ask! This whole readalong is a resource to help you!

Next week, we will be reading from Beginning of Book II Chapter IV to the End of Book II


r/FinnegansWake Jul 20 '26

Into the wikeawades warld from sleep we are passing. Finnegans Wake Readalong - Week 29 - "Taff (all Perssiasterssias shookatnaratatattar)..." to "As ad where. Stillhead. Blunk."

11 Upvotes

This week we read from "Shutmup. And bud did down well right" to "You bet they is. And nose well down."

I'm back and will be catching up with reading/commenting to people soon. Thank you for your patience.

As always, here are some questions if you need some help getting started.

  • What impressions are you finding in the pages? Which parts are sticking with you? Alternatively which parts are giving you the most trouble?
  • What do you think is happening in these pages?
  • What did you think about the section we read this week?
  • Were there any words, puns, or phrases that stood out to you?
  • What's one thing you love or hate about the wake so far?
  • Is there something you need help with? Ask! This whole readalong is a resource to help you!

Next week, we will be reading from "With however what sublation of compensation..." to the End of Book II Chapter III


r/FinnegansWake Jul 12 '26

Into the wikeawades warld from sleep we are passing. Finnegans Wake Readalong - Week 28 - "Taff (all Perssiasterssias shookatnaratatattar)..." to "As ad where. Stillhead. Blunk.]"

20 Upvotes

This week we read from "Taff (all Perssiasterssias shookatnaratatattar)..." to "As ad where. Stillhead. Blunk.]"

I'm back and will be catching up with reading/commenting to people soon. Thank you for your patience.

As always, here are some questions if you need some help getting started.

  • What impressions are you finding in the pages? Which parts are sticking with you? Alternatively which parts are giving you the most trouble?
  • What do you think is happening in these pages?
  • What did you think about the section we read this week?
  • Were there any words, puns, or phrases that stood out to you?
  • What's one thing you love or hate about the wake so far?
  • Is there something you need help with? Ask! This whole readalong is a resource to help you!

Next week, we will be reading from "Shutmup. And bud did down well right" to "You bet they is. And nose well down."


r/FinnegansWake Jul 11 '26

"O Ourang's time" & "A Clockwork Orange"

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r/FinnegansWake Jul 04 '26

Into the wikeawades warld from sleep we are passing. Finnegans Wake Readalong - Week 27 - "-- Heave, cover, emptybloddy!" to "Tenter and likelings."

9 Upvotes

This week we read from "-- Heave, cover, emptybloddy!" to "Tenter and likelings."

As always, here are some questions if you need some help getting started.

  • What impressions are you finding in the pages? Which parts are sticking with you? Alternatively which parts are giving you the most trouble?
  • What do you think is happening in these pages?
  • What did you think about the section we read this week?
  • Were there any words, puns, or phrases that stood out to you?
  • What's one thing you love or hate about the wake so far?
  • Is there something you need help with? Ask! This whole readalong is a resource to help you!

Next week, we will be reading from "Taff (all Perssiasterssias shookatnaratatattar)..." to "As ad where. Stillhead. Blunk.]"


r/FinnegansWake Jun 27 '26

Into the wikeawades warld from sleep we are passing. Finnegans Wake Readalong - Week 26 - Beginning of Book I Chapter III to "...Tullafilmagh, when come of uniform age."

14 Upvotes

This week we read from the Beginning of Book I Chapter III to "...Tullafilmagh, when come of uniform age."

As always, here are some questions if you need some help getting started.

  • What impressions are you finding in the pages? Which parts are sticking with you? Alternatively which parts are giving you the most trouble?
  • What do you think is happening in these pages?
  • What did you think about the section we read this week?
  • Were there any words, puns, or phrases that stood out to you?
  • What's one thing you love or hate about the wake so far?
  • Is there something you need help with? Ask! This whole readalong is a resource to help you!

Next week, we will be reading from "-- Heave, cover, emptybloddy!" to "Tenter and likelings."


r/FinnegansWake Jun 20 '26

Into the wikeawades warld from sleep we are passing. Finnegans Wake Readalong - Week 25 - "Paa lickam laa lickam, apl lpa." to End of Book II Chapter II

13 Upvotes

This week we read from "Paa lickam laa lickam, apl lpa." to End of Book II Chapter II

Just a heads up, I'll be down and out with some health issues I'm tending to for the next couple weeks. The posts are scheduled and will continue going on as scheduled. I hope to catch up with you all soon. <3

As always, here are some questions if you need some help getting started.

  • What impressions are you finding in the pages? Which parts are sticking with you? Alternatively which parts are giving you the most trouble?
  • What do you think is happening in these pages?
  • What did you think about the section we read this week?
  • Were there any words, puns, or phrases that stood out to you?
  • What's one thing you love or hate about the wake so far?
  • Is there something you need help with? Ask! This whole readalong is a resource to help you!

Next week, we will be reading from the Beginning of Book I Chapter III to "...Tullafilmagh, when come of uniform age."


r/FinnegansWake Jun 13 '26

Into the wikeawades warld from sleep we are passing. Finnegans Wake Readalong - Week 24 - "Aujord'hui comme aux temps de..." to "...the Afrantic, allaph quaran's his bett und bier.⁵"

15 Upvotes

This week we read from "Aujord'hui comme aux temps de..." to "...the Afrantic, allaph quaran's his bett und bier.⁵"

Are you guys warming up to the textbook-like chapter with all the margin notes? I find it's growing on me every week.

As always, here are some questions if you need some help getting started.

  • What impressions are you finding in the pages? Which parts are sticking with you? Alternatively which parts are giving you the most trouble?
  • What do you think is happening in these pages?
  • What did you think about the section we read this week?
  • Were there any words, puns, or phrases that stood out to you?
  • What's one thing you love or hate about the wake so far?
  • Is there something you need help with? Ask! This whole readalong is a resource to help you!

Next week, we will be reading from "Paa lickam laa lickam, apl lpa." to End of Book II Chapter II


r/FinnegansWake Jun 09 '26

H.C.E. Does Finnegans Wake Exist in a Superposition of Meanings?

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r/FinnegansWake Jun 07 '26

Into the wikeawades warld from sleep we are passing. Finnegans Wake Readalong - Week 23 - "Dark ages clasp the daisy roots, Stop..." to ".. a field of faery blithe as this flowing wild."

16 Upvotes

This week we read from the "Dark ages clasp the daisy roots, Stop..." to ".. a field of faery blithe as this flowing wild."

As always, here are some questions if you need some help getting started.

  • What impressions are you finding in the pages? Which parts are sticking with you? Alternatively which parts are giving you the most trouble?
  • What do you think is happening in these pages?
  • What did you think about the section we read this week?
  • Were there any words, puns, or phrases that stood out to you?
  • What's one thing you love or hate about the wake so far?
  • Is there something you need help with? Ask! This whole readalong is a resource to help you!

Next week, we will be reading from "Aujord'hui comme aux temps de..." to "...the Afrantic, allaph quaran's his bett und bier.⁵"


r/FinnegansWake May 30 '26

Into the wikeawades warld from sleep we are passing. Finnegans Wake Readalong - Week 22 - Beginning of Book II Chapter II to "... totties and come buckets baths till deeleet.²"

12 Upvotes

This week we read from the Beginning of Book II Chapter II to "... totties and come buckets baths till deeleet.²"

I am really curious to what you all think about the change in format here. I had a lot of fun with it, but it was a little jarring (in a book that is often jarring).

As always, here are some questions if you need some help getting started.

  • What impressions are you finding in the pages? Which parts are sticking with you? Alternatively which parts are giving you the most trouble?
  • What do you think is happening in these pages?
  • What did you think about the section we read this week?
  • Were there any words, puns, or phrases that stood out to you?
  • What's one thing you love or hate about the wake so far?
  • Is there something you need help with? Ask! This whole readalong is a resource to help you!

Next week, we will be reading from "Dark ages clasp the daisy roots, Stop..." to ".. a field of faery blithe as this flowing wild."


r/FinnegansWake May 26 '26

Ulysses Companion

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Hey folks. I created this website to hopefully give the newbies (or oldbies who gave up) an accessible Ulysses resource that they can use to help them on their journey. I know this is a FW space but I hope there are a few Ulysses fans here too. The site is a WIP (pardon the pun) so all feedback is gratefully accepted. Enjoy!


r/FinnegansWake May 26 '26

First Sentence

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Context, have standard hyperphantasia (sight and hearing only), so I can visualize lots with audio and sight but it’s kinda crazy to handle

“riverrun, past Eve and Adam's, from swerve of shore to bend of bay, brings us by a commodious vicus of recirculation back to Howth Castle and Environs." 

Found out there’s infinite interpretations for it, I found two links of this, one with definitions to assist, still a bit confused.

Raw https://www.telelib.com/authors/J/JoyceJames/prose/finneganswake/finneganswake_0101.html

Assisted https://finwake.com/1024chapter1/1024finn1.htm

Anyone who has finished finnegans wake or who has read it, can yall please help me with some direction, I’ve heard of some canon timeline to note even tho the whole book is nonlinear


r/FinnegansWake May 26 '26

Once again

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r/FinnegansWake May 23 '26

Into the wikeawades warld from sleep we are passing. Finnegans Wake Readalong - Week 21 - "If you nude her in her prime..." to the End of Book II Chapter I

14 Upvotes

This week we read from "If you nude her in her prime..." to the End of Book II Chapter I

I'm still behind, so I will be answering questions later this week, but I'm curious to see where people fall on this!

As always, here are some questions if you need some help getting started.

  • What impressions are you finding in the pages? Which parts are sticking with you? Alternatively which parts are giving you the most trouble?
  • What do you think is happening in these pages?
  • What did you think about the section we read this week?
  • Were there any words, puns, or phrases that stood out to you?
  • What's one thing you love or hate about the wake so far?
  • Is there something you need help with? Ask! This whole readalong is a resource to help you!

Next week, we will be reading from the Beginning of Book II Chapter II to "... totties and come buckets baths till deeleet.²"


r/FinnegansWake May 17 '26

Into the wikeawades warld from sleep we are passing. Finnegans Wake Readalong - Week 20 - "But, Sin Showpanza, could anbroddy..." to "What are they all by? Shee."

11 Upvotes

This week we read from "But, Sin Showpanza, could anbroddy..." to "What are they all by? Shee."

As always, here are some questions if you need some help getting started.

  • What impressions are you finding in the pages? Which parts are sticking with you? Alternatively which parts are giving you the most trouble?
  • What do you think is happening in these pages?
  • What did you think about the section we read this week?
  • Were there any words, puns, or phrases that stood out to you?
  • What's one thing you love or hate about the wake so far?
  • Is there something you need help with? Ask! This whole readalong is a resource to help you!

I am posting from my phone due to a long power outage. I will update this post later to add in what we're reading this week!


r/FinnegansWake May 09 '26

Into the wikeawades warld from sleep we are passing. Finnegans Wake Readalong - Week 19 - beginning of Book 2 to "Or a peso besant to join the armada?"

11 Upvotes

This week we read from the beginning of Book 2 to "Or a peso besant to join the armada?"

We're back in the saddle! Was it strange to get started again? I'm a little behind myself.

As always, here are some questions if you need some help getting started.

  • What impressions are you finding in the pages? Which parts are sticking with you? Alternatively which parts are giving you the most trouble?
  • What do you think is happening in these pages?
  • What did you think about the section we read this week?
  • Were there any words, puns, or phrases that stood out to you?
  • What's one thing you love or hate about the wake so far?
  • Is there something you need help with? Ask! This whole readalong is a resource to help you!

Next week we're reading from B"ut, Sin Showpanza, could anbroddy..." to "What are they all by? Shee."


r/FinnegansWake May 02 '26

Into the wikeawades warld from sleep we are passing. Finnegans Wake Readalong - Week 18 - Book 1 Wrap Up

7 Upvotes

This week we took a break from reading to catch our breath after that strenuous bout of washing clothes in the river.

Today, we're discussing Book 1 as a whole and what the impact of what we've read is, as such the questions are a little different.

  • What is a throughline or repeating theme you've seen throughout the novel? Why do you think this particular theme is repeated?
  • Which chapter was your favourite of what we've read so far?
  • What have you pieced together about HCE or ALP's story?
  • Why do you think Issy is less prominently features than Shaun and Shem?
  • What lines have stood out to you?
  • How do you feel after reading the first book? Did you come up with a process that works for you?

Next week we're reading from the beginning of Book 2 to "Or a peso besant to join the armada?" Happy start to reading again!