I've read it once, in tandem with The Odyssey to maximize the relationships between the episodes in each. However, the translation of the Odyssey I was using had been written as a recollection of past events, and was therefore, not in the same order as Joyce had used to base his tale. Before that I read it in deterministically over 30 days calculating page numbers by daily Tarot card readings. I plan to read it again from front to back, finally. There's a lot of really brilliant stuff happening. Most of it over my head, but with a bit of guidance appreciation grows. This edition has copious notes which were invaluable. I also developed a song collection based on all of the music mentioned in the book. There are so many angles this piece can be attacked from. It's not your typical best seller type novel. It's been written in a most unconventional way, and invites unconventional reading strategies. Only Finnegans Wake could be more unconventional and invite more creative methods to enjoy. Have fun.