I made a post at /r/jamesjoyce after finishing the book, and I can agree with you that I would NOT recommend the Wake to other people. I only got through it because I’m obsessed with Joyce.

Still, I would not say it was a waste of time. Some parts of it was better than Ulysses. And now that I’m listening to the audiobook, it’s a lot of fun.

> he used the word Hogwarts. and also said " he googled" and this was way before we knew those words.

He also used “bussing”, which is a word I see young people use a lot these days. He also used “simp”. There are a lot of “unexpectedly modern” words in the book.