Reddit mentions of Ulysses

Joyce wrote such long and complex books that no one could tell what was a typo or not, so his books were full of errors when originally published and had to be corrected. So you're not only looking for a book that feels good, but also for the best available edition.

I recommend what I think is generally considered the best available edition -- the "1934 edition, as corrected and reset in 1961". That is also the edition with standard pagination, so that it matches with Ulysses Annotated: Notes for James Joyce's Ulysses by Don Gifford.

You do not want the 1922 edition, as that is full of all the errors that Joyce painstakingly corrected for the 1934 edition. Some yahoo has decided to start re-publishing the error-laden 1922 edition and advertising it as though it's a good thing: "The original 1922 edition!" (I think this happened because the copyright ran out on the original edition?)

The Gabler and Rose editions are also not recommended.

[Here] (https://infinitezombies.wordpress.com/2010/06/25/which-edition-of-ulysses-is-best/) is a good discussion of thee various editions.

It seems like the [Vintage edition] (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0679722769/thelibyrinth) would be a good one for paperback, but I have no idea if it lies flat like you want.

[Here's] (http://www.amazon.com/By-James-Joyce-Ulysses-Reissue/dp/B00N4J0ZCW/ref=sr_1_9) another version of the 1990 Vintage listed above -- I've seen this one in bookstores and it feels good, and it just might lie flat.

Personally, I like the [Modern Library hardcover] (http://www.amazon.com/Ulysses-Modern-Library-Best-Novels/dp/0679600116/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1451268284&sr=1-2&keywords=ulysses+james+joyce).

Enjoy!