A Confederacy of Dunces
~ John Kennedy Toole, Walker Percy
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troutfishing
~ 29-year-old man in Fresno, CA
A Confederacy of Dunces
“So many good characters. Such funny situations. The main guy never backs down (comically) in a crazy world. Makes it funnier...”
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
“When I read a book with an omniscient narrator and the writing is anything other than bare bones Hemingway in style, I get...”
Seccaseuss
~ 32-year-old woman in Cleveland, OH
A Confederacy of Dunces
“Absolutely hilarious - I felt like I was drunk while reading this book, all dizzy and clammy.”
White Noise
“Gorgeous and heartbreaking!”
MmePsychosis
~ 30-year-old woman in New York, NY
A Confederacy of Dunces
“heh heh”
Mumbo Jumbo
“This book made me move to New Orleans.”
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Aug 22, 2010, 6:51 PM
altus101, a 49-year-old man in New Orleans
“Visiting New Orleans shold be pre- or post-requisite for reading this book. How could someone with this humor in them have possibly contemplated suicide? Though, if you consider Mark Twain, his folksy humor certainly seemed to be direct contrast to his otherwise plainly stated despair and disappointment with the United States and americans. I think if this was the case, I think it was because of the humanistic potential he knew existed in the US.”
Sep 9, 2010, 3:37 PM
TenaciousG, a 41-year-old man in Summerville
“Excellent book. I know there's a biography of Toole out there that I've been meaning to check out but haven't. Have you by chance read it?”
Aug 7, 2010, 5:54 PM
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Scrabbler, a 49-year-old woman in North York
“I just didn't get this book and was happy just to finish it, I didn't even find it funny but it fascinates me that many people do and many people love it”