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Summary: What A Great Movie This Would Be! Dom DeLouis as Ignatius
Review: A very enjoyable and extremely funny read! I found myself agreeing with some of Ignatius's wold view, even though extreme and at times totally paranoid . . . scary! A Confederacy of Dunces is without a doubt the most entertaining book I've ever read. This book has also done more to expand my vocabulary than any single book I've read. Its almost too bad that this is my first comedy read, I'm sure nothing else will be able to measure up to this!
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Summary: No gut-busting here
Review: This must be one of those books that people either love or hate. I read the entire book because of the high praise it has received. To be honest, I wanted to toss it after two chapters. I have a very good sense of humor. Salman Rushdie's "The Moor's Last Sigh" made me laugh for hours on end. This book did nothing but depress and disgust me. If Toole's life was anything like Reilly's, I can understand his depression. The quality of the writing and the level of imagination exhibited in the book are both very high. As a literary study the book has merit (the Pulitzer is questionable). This book unequivocally did not live up to the jacket reviews.
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Summary: Much better books that mix humor and social commentary.
Review: My friend had been badgering me for months to read this book and recommended it to our face-to-face bookgroup. I am an avid reader and love satire, humor, and farce as much as anyone, but this book did not do a thing for me. While there are humorous segments in this book, I never once busted a gut laughing or even laughed out loud. Ignatious was obnoxious, which I guess was what he was supposed to be, but if he was attempting to open our eyes to the superficialities of life, he did not succeed. I never really understood just what he DID stand for. I thought it probably pretty autobiographical and can understand how Toole may have ended his life if he in any way identified with his character. Sad, yes. Some redeeming value--maybe. Funny-not!! If you want a read that combines humor, satire, social commentary and anything else you can think of and really want to laugh may I suggest anything by John Irving.
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Summary: Funniest Book Ever
Review: Quit reading this! Buy it! This is by far the most addictive funny and best written book I have ever come across. When I hear his name "Ignatious" I laugh.
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Summary: This book rawks!
Review: I read this book while a student at the University of Iowa in the early 80s and recently re-read the hardback copy for sale here. This is a wonderful, incredibly funny book... and so sad as well.Its a shame that Toole couldn't bear the pain of his own life. He would have been one of the most important authors of the 20th century had he chosen to live.
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Summary: hard time laughing at characters who invoke pity
Review: I realize I'm in the minority, as everyone seems to LOVE this book, and finds it MOST amusing. I picked it up based on several recommendations, read close to 3/4 of it waiting for the laughter-invoking part to begin, and it never happened... Can't even make myself finish the book.
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Summary: ...on my ninth reading...a MUST READ for all who seek fun...
Review: I really don't have to explain, just scroll down through these reviews and notice the ratings. Although, for the few depressed and uninspired, who would disagree with all of us and the Pulitzer group, this book must be read more than once--for certain. The tragedy of Toole's life/death is the only conceivable balance for the joy this book has brought to so many...
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Summary: I Loved It!!!
Review: When I was about to set off on a long summer journey I almost bought this book, but I didn't have the funds at the time. My endless search for this title lasted two more years before I got my hands on a copy. It was the most worthwhile wait of my life. I have never laughed as much reading a novel in my life. Needless to say, it is a classic piece of literature. Ignatius Reily is a combination of about ten people I know, which made the novel that much more fun. The story was so intriguing that I actually gave up watching some of my favorite TV shows in order to finish it. This book is deserves its award and the outstanding reviews.
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Summary: If you can't love it, you may be beyond hope
Review: The degenerate, mongoliod, wonder-bread zombies who didn't like this book strike me as being unfathomably dull. If you love to laugh and are not afraid of looking deep into your own ingrained ideas about class and social interaction this is THE BOOK for you.
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Summary: Insane, Crazy; I loved it!
Review: I first picked up this book in college and have reread it countless times (at least 10) - usually about once a year. It is, without a doubt, the funniest, craziest, nuttiest, most wonderful book I have ever read. The characters are truly unique and the storyline is impossible to describe because it is so ingenious. Anyone who reads this book and doesn't get a kick out of it either has (1) no sense of humor; (2) no appreciation or recognition of a great masterpiece; (3) no sense of awe at what the human mind is capable of rendering. A stupendous achievement!
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