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A Confederacy of Dunces (Evergreen Book) |
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| Author: John Kennedy Toole Published: 1987 |
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List price: $14.00 Our price: $11.20 |
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Customer comments on this selection. The funniest book I've ever readI'm hoping I'll find a funnier book - life can always be a little bit better! But I'm not greedy. Between the cast of characters, each a gem, to the almost unbearable richness of the odiousness of the main character himself, to sentences like "Patrolman Mancuso's love of the motorcycle was platonically intense.", I don't know what else I could ask for. Oh, I know. Amnesia. I could ask for amnesia. Smart, Funny, Without the Usual ConceitThe story in A Confederacy of Dunces revolves around Ignatius J. Reilly, a hypochondriac former grad student living in New Orleans with an obsession with modern culture and the Middle Ages. The book made its way to press by Toole's mother sending it to Walker Percy (author of The Moviegoer) with a request that he read her late son's work; sadly, Toole committed suicide a couple of years earlier. Most of the book concerns the utterly unemployable Reilly's attempts to join the working world. As you can imagine, hijinks ensue, but everyone is different for having made Reilly's acquaintance. The conclusion of the book is both completely fulfilling and, considering the weirdness of many of the characters, surprisingly hopeful. The bottom line: A Confederacy of Dunces is a great novel; parts of it made me laugh out loud, which is something of a rarity these days. And it's not funny in a conceited, "look how smart I am that I get the in-jokes" kind of way; it's just a great story about the kind of person every English major in the world is one quirk away from becoming. It's the classic tale of a person over-educated and sent into the world armed and dangerous. A Confederacy of Dunces is readable, funny, and has something to say about the human condition. I highly recommend it. incredible bookfunniest book i have ever read. i have recommended this book to friends and co-workers. no one is disappointed. i have given up trying to get my original copy back. i now own one that i refuse to lend. a true must read.  Odd, Sad, Funny, Unique and Just Plain Great!Ignatius J. Reilly is quite an interesting character. At times, I wanted him to succeed so badly that when he finally mucks things up, I wanted to ring his neck. It's just this kind of love-hate connection to the character that made this book so funny and such a quick page-turner. The author also gets New Orleans just right, from the locations to the accents of the various characters. The dialogue is never boring, trite or hokey, it flows well and even makes the odd and dissonant Ignatius read as a flesh and blood person and not a fictional hodge-podge of opinions. A great pleasure, highly recommended... Hilarious, dark, brilliantOne of the funniest books I've ever read. I was giggling the entire way through. The main character, Ignatius Riley, is one-of-a-kind and unforgettable. Captures 1960s New Orleans. |
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