James couldn't hardly stay awake after his surgery.
Well, this is obviously a matter of opinion, but personally, I would not want to go through Odysseus's experiences. He suffered a lot trying to get home to Ithaca.
On the other hand, Odysseus's ordeal was no doubt an adventure! He fought monsters and had to use his great cunning to think his way out of sticky situations. It depends on what you think.
Yeats wrote a poem called "The Second Coming" which was dreary enough to influence the creation of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. Living in 1800s Ireland, I'm sure both he and James Joyce could effectively write in such a style what with the poverty, hunger, and submissiveness to the English that funnily enough all take precedent in Things Fall Apart. Hope this helped.
The answer is Thought
Hope that helps:)