How on earth are you supposed to read this? whenever I am feel smart...

how on earth are you supposed to read this? whenever I am feel smart, I attempt to read a chapter of this to remind myself that I am actually very dumb.

A better question is, why read this?
What value are you trying to gain from reading this pretentious brain spunk?

getting pusy

I don't really care what you wanted to know, and it doesn't interest me.
Delete this thread right now.

I can only speak from personal experience but I think the book can only ever appeal to people who really truly enjoy and have a mind for wordplay—

I don't know why that was posted without me pressing the button

Continuing:
—puns, portmanteaus, spoonerisms, etc
I went into the book expecting to only be able to enjoy the sound of the words but I found that it was essentially page after page of puzzles, jokes, and puns and it quickly became my favorite book I've ever read, and I noticed that I could pretty clearly understand what each vignette was about.

It can take you upwards of 30 minutes to read a single page but if you like playing with language it can become the best reading experience you'll ever get

because it is on so many lists as one of the best English works of fiction that I am determined to read it.

>It can take you upwards of 30 minutes to read a single page

I think I will try again and read much slower. I was also thinking of reading it with a companion guide.

If you really feel you need it, I recommend finwake.com for that, but I would recommend against using any kind of guides. You will not understand even 10% of the references to other languages, other great works, different fables and myths from any society you can think of, but it doesn't matter because the book is so incredibly dense and layered than even that

>because it is on so many lists as one of the best English works of fiction
Is that seriously how you choose literature?
Would you dine on shit if everyone told you it's cool and tasty?