![]() ![]() Overall, I highly, HIGHLY recommend this book for anyone that's just looking for a good laugh. I mean hell one quote that stuck with me was when Ignatius' Mom tells him (and I'm paraphrasing here )" from all those books you've read, you couldn't figure out how to be a decent human being". I can't tell you how many times I thought I was so smart because I had so much knowledge in a particular hobby.but have terrible social skills. The main character Ignatius is the living embodiment of "so smart he's stupid", but I can't help but see that maybe all of us have a little Ignatius in us. This is the only book where after reading a certain joke, it was a gut-busting laugh and I had to put the book down for a second to get all the laughter out. And most times when I read a book and there's humor involved, I usually have a decent chuckle and continue reading. ![]() I had my doubts since humor is so subjective, some people enjoy slapstick more than satire, sarcasm when not done right can come off mean-spirited, etc. ![]() And MY GOD this is one of the funniest books I ever written in my short 26 years on this spinning rock. A Confederacy of Dunces: John Kennedy Tooles Novel of What it Means to Miss New Orleans A Confederacy of Dunces was chosen as the first group read of On the Southern Literary Trail in March, 2012. So I was recommend this book a while back considering I'm a fan of comedy and wanted to work on my humor writing (may or may not be related to me wanting to start stand-up, still gotta get over my stage fright). ![]()
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