Well, you can add me to the list of people who don't "get" this book. It didn't seem to have any point. While there were a few amusing moments (namely, Miss Trixie continually referring to Ignatius as Gloria and a few well-placed uses of the word "mongoloid"), mostly I was just bored reading this.
I just finished A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. Although the writing style was clever and witty with many humorous observations of people and society, I did not at all enjoy listening to this book. The "hero" of this book, Ignatius O'Reilly is conceited, selfish, and lazy - the epit...
I realize that I'm very much in the minority here but I really did not find this book to be funny or comic. Reilly was probably one of the most repulsive characters in print with all his whining about his valve problems, bullying, and over inflated ego. All the situations and interactions were just ...
Ok, I was almost able to push myself to the 50% point and I just can’t go any further. I have too many other books to read to spend any more time on this one. I’m sorry…I know, it’s apparently a classic, but for the life of me, aside from the tragic circumstances around its publication, I can’t for ...
Read for the group On the Southern Literary TrailBounceBOUnceBOUNCEOh man ughh ooohhhhh.BOUNCE!BOUNCE!!ahhhhhhhhhhhhhOh thank goodness my pyloric valve finally opened. I didn't know I even had a pyloric valve until I met Ignatius J. Reilly. I had no idea that little valve could be so pesky. I can o...
One of those uncommon books that made me sad as I got to the end: not because the story was upsetting, but because I was loath to leave it. Perhaps my favorite book ever.
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