The Perils of Preparatory Reading

and James Joyce, the Maestro

Esteemed Reader,

I can remember when I first read Ulysses, Joyce’s famous novel. I was in fourth year of medical school and, despite the fact that I supposedly should have been more interested in anatomy and physiology, this mysterious and revered book held a greater appeal for me than anything I could learn about the human body. As soon as I read the op…