What we’re about
Love books? Love conversation? Come by the Natick Literature Group at Ten Trees Books in Natick Center. Each month, we’ll read a new book—from classics to contemporary—and share ideas that go beyond the surface.
Once a month, we’ll also be tackling Ulysses by James Joyce, chapter by chapter. It’s your chance to explore a literary masterpiece at your own pace, with a group that’s here for the fun.
No pretension, just a love for reading and good conversation in a welcoming bookstore setting. Whether you’re a seasoned literary hipster or just curious, come and see where literature take us.
Ten Trees Books will be open late for our events.
Upcoming events
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Ulysses: Sirens
Ten Trees Books, 29 N Main St, Natick, MA, USWe'll be discussing the eleventh episode of Ulysses informally known as Sirens. The chapter is around 35 pages long in most editions. Since most copies of the novel don't clearly show where the chapters begin, here is a breakdown:
Sirens begins with "Bronze by gold heard the hoofirons, steelyringing" and ends with "Done."
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Here are some extra links if you are interested in going deeper:
Vladimir Nabokov's Lecture on Sirens: https://files.catbox.moe/ynfkfb.pdf
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Line-by-line annotations including maps, images, music, and links (but mild link-rot): https://ulyssespages.blogspot.com/2014/11/p245.html
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The Joyce Project (Annotations with excellent photos)
Sirens: http://m.joyceproject.com/chapters/sirens.html
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Jorn Barger's Annotations (only exists on an archive of his old blog site—there is no better resource for Joyce)
Sirens: https://web.archive.org/web/20080509065712/http://www.robotwisdom.com/jaj/ulysses/notes11.html
General Portal: https://web.archive.org/web/20110606054055/http://www.robotwisdom.com/jaj/index.html
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Don Gifford's Annotations...
Sirens: https://files.catbox.moe/y3hm9l.pdf
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Joyce Images page for Sirens: https://joyceimages.com/episode/11/3 attendees
Past events
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