The nordics and Canadians.

Lmao I’ve tried to crack that nut before. Made it about 3 pages in before I gave up.

Joyce made almost every word a double-entendre or a pun, often across multiple languages. There are also countless Biblical and literary allusions. So unless you’re a polyglot, extremely well-read and brilliant on almost a savant-type level, it’s going to be a slog.