Influence has to come in somewhere. For the record I read and enjoyed Ulysses. No plans for Finegann's Wake though. Life's too short.
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Dumas at 98 is unacceptable. The Count of Monte Cristo or The Three Musketeers should be in the top 20.
Finnegan's Wake is fun.
It's best experienced by having a small group in a room, and having a reader read short segments.
In some ways, it's like the largest literary pun ever attempted, and the fun is in the cross-referencing.
Half a page with the right reader and you feel like you've had a quick hit of scotch. Good scotch.