As a couple of others have mentioned, I tried “Ulysses”. I got through maybe a page or two and quit. It seemed like pure nonsense.
Same thing for “Tropic of Cancer or Capricorn” awful books.
I did read all the James Bond books, at least the original ones.
“I did read all the James Bond books...”
Yes! I read those too, maybe not all of them, but many.
For some reason, when I was in Public School back in the bad old days of the late 60s/early 70s, folks donated paperback books to our school. And among them were the Bond books, so I read them. This was when I was in 6th grade.
Let’s face it, they are kind of racy for children of that age. It amazed me that we were “permitted” to read them, but I enjoyed them and I survived!