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A Confederacy of Dunces...Greatest Louisiana based Novel?
Posted on 3/9/15 at 1:46 am
Posted on 3/9/15 at 1:46 am
I'm fully aware that this book had been discussed here quite a bit, and if that bothers you, you desperately need to find a deeper meaning to your own personal life.
That said, I decided to reread the book after my second trip to New Orleans to see if I would appreciate it more now (the first time I read it, I had never been to LA at all). I have to say that after experiencing New Orleans twice, the book has gained a lot of meaning. Also learning more about Toole's life helped my appreciation in a strangely depressing, yet uplifting way.
All of that said to ask this: is there a better LA based novel in the opinion of the extensively knowledgable OT?
That said, I decided to reread the book after my second trip to New Orleans to see if I would appreciate it more now (the first time I read it, I had never been to LA at all). I have to say that after experiencing New Orleans twice, the book has gained a lot of meaning. Also learning more about Toole's life helped my appreciation in a strangely depressing, yet uplifting way.
All of that said to ask this: is there a better LA based novel in the opinion of the extensively knowledgable OT?
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Posted on 3/9/15 at 1:48 am to 15sammy34
The awakening
This post was edited on 3/9/15 at 1:49 am
Posted on 3/9/15 at 1:50 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Toole>Chopin
ETA: I hated everything about The Awakening
ETA: I hated everything about The Awakening
This post was edited on 3/9/15 at 1:52 am
Posted on 3/9/15 at 1:51 am to 15sammy34
It inspired TulaneLSU, so...
Also, I nominate All the King's Men
Also, I nominate All the King's Men
This post was edited on 3/9/15 at 1:53 am
Posted on 3/9/15 at 1:57 am to fightin tigers
Haven't read it, but it's about Long, correct?
Posted on 3/9/15 at 1:59 am to 15sammy34
Haven't read it, but constantly looking for books on my kindle. Will bookmark this thread. Also, I'm going to go with Blood Bath- Susan D. Mustafa the story of Derrick Todd Lee. I wasn't old enough at the time to understand everything going on, so it was really interesting.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 1:59 am to 15sammy34
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Haven't read it, but it's about Long, correct?
Eh, yes and no.
Some will probably say that it is not even set in La.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 2:02 am to 15sammy34
yeaah i read it a whiles ago, love the book. Very similar to my life
Posted on 3/9/15 at 2:09 am to mailman
So you're an out of touch, overweight, pseudo philosopher, that also happens to be white? I could have sworn you claimed to be black
This post was edited on 3/9/15 at 2:10 am
Posted on 3/9/15 at 2:22 am to 15sammy34
quote:
is there a better LA based novel in the opinion of the extensively knowledgable OT?
All the King's Men
Posted on 3/9/15 at 2:35 am to fightin tigers
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Some will probably say that it (All the King's Men) is not even set in La.
Those people would be very stupid
1. Populist politician in the Deep South circa 1930s
2. Shot to death on the state house steps
3. LSU football
Posted on 3/9/15 at 3:13 am to Cockopotamus
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Those people would be very stupid
It doesn't call out La by name, but it is pretty obvious.
Written in Prairieville too.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 3:16 am to fightin tigers
Yes and no? The book is practically named after a phrase Long used to say all the time, "every man a king."
Posted on 3/9/15 at 3:31 am to fightin tigers
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It doesn't call out La by name, but it is pretty obvious.
Which is why anyone that says the book isn't based in LA/on Huey Long is very stupid
Posted on 3/9/15 at 4:59 am to fightin tigers
Well, Robert Penn Warren was a professor at LSU when long was killed.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 5:14 am to TigerStripes06
Worth mentioning
This post was edited on 3/9/15 at 5:16 am
Posted on 3/9/15 at 5:18 am to JudgeHolden
Also not bad.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 5:43 am to 15sammy34
Great book. I first read it at LSU ('80s) for a class. Downloaded it last year and read it again. The Moviegoer by Walker Percy is a pretty good New Orleans book. Not as good as COD.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 5:51 am to 15sammy34
I really like the Game of Thrones serious. They never actually say that it's not in Louisiana so I vote for them.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 5:51 am to 15sammy34
Ignatius is how I picture 90% of the people on this board...
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