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I just finished A Confederacy of Dunces. First time reading it. Absolutely hilarious
Posted on 1/31/22 at 12:39 pm
Posted on 1/31/22 at 12:39 pm
I rarely if ever audibly snicker when I read books, but it happened at least 8 or 9 times during this one.
What struck me most about this book was that for how funny and ridiculous it is, it’s actually got a pretty sophisticated thematic underpinning.
Ignatius Reilly is the original neckbeard
What struck me most about this book was that for how funny and ridiculous it is, it’s actually got a pretty sophisticated thematic underpinning.
Ignatius Reilly is the original neckbeard
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Posted on 1/31/22 at 12:52 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I remember my first time reading this and when he told the hotdog vender that the hot dogs will be free I remember loudly guffawing. The writing in that scene was perfection. It gets me every time I read it, which has been a while now. Guess I need to dust off my copy at some point soon.
Posted on 1/31/22 at 1:02 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
There have been several recent threads about it, because almost all of the humor still works. I'll grant that the gay party scene seems weird now, but that's about it.
Posted on 1/31/22 at 1:17 pm to GOP_Tiger
Trying to Create a gay political party to get world peace was such a brilliant episode of the novel
Posted on 1/31/22 at 8:29 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I am right in the middle of my first read. Absolutely hilarious.
It also dawned upon me that TulaneLSU is Ignatius. Lol.
It also dawned upon me that TulaneLSU is Ignatius. Lol.
Posted on 1/31/22 at 9:46 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Funniest book I ever read.
Posted on 1/31/22 at 10:06 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Wonderful book- -re-reading doesn’t disappoint either
Posted on 2/1/22 at 1:14 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
One of my favorites to reread
Posted on 2/1/22 at 5:35 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
It’s actually a true story about TulaneLSU
Posted on 2/1/22 at 9:41 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
My favorite novel. I saw a play of the book done by Swine Palace in the 90s Pretty sure Spud McConnell played Ignatius in the production.
If your from New Orleans, you'll recognize immediately how genius Toole portrayal of old school New Orleans folks was. My first time reading the book, it was like "Holy shite, that's my mom and grandma."
Which is ironic since TulaneLSU hates that book.
If your from New Orleans, you'll recognize immediately how genius Toole portrayal of old school New Orleans folks was. My first time reading the book, it was like "Holy shite, that's my mom and grandma."
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It also dawned upon me that TulaneLSU is Ignatius. Lol.
Which is ironic since TulaneLSU hates that book.
Posted on 2/1/22 at 3:13 pm to boxcarbarney
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"Holy shite, that's my mom and grandma."
Yup.
Posted on 2/1/22 at 9:30 pm to Midget Death Squad
All of his interactions with the hot dog vendor were gold. The part about how sexual desire and hunger originate in the same part of the brain, so it only makes sense for there to be armed hot dog robberies if there were armed rapes had me rolling.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 8:26 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
It does an amazing job capturing the accents of New Orleans. An amazing book.
Posted on 2/3/22 at 1:18 pm to boxcarbarney
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Holy shite, that's my mom and grandma."
Don’t you mean it’s your momannem?
Posted on 2/25/22 at 8:08 pm to Charter Embers
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All of his interactions with the hot dog vendor were gold. The part about how sexual desire and hunger originate in the same part of the brain, so it only makes sense for there to be armed hot dog robberies if there were armed rapes had me rolling
12 inches of Paradise!
Posted on 3/3/22 at 9:54 pm to MSTiger33
Favorite book ever..
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