We dive into James Joyce’s The Dead, the final and most devastating story in Dubliners. What starts as a warm, boozy holiday gathering slowly turns into one of the coldest realizations in modern literature.

A family party. Polite arguments. Long goodbyes. Snow falling softly over Ireland. And then that final left turn. 

If you’ve ever looked back on your life and felt time speeding past you, The Dead already knows you. And if you’ve never read Joyce before, this is the story that proves why he still matters.

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About Shelf Destruct

A podcast where three guys ruin literature by talking about it too much. Each week, we read a classic, drink something questionable, and pretend we know what we’re talking about. 

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