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I just finished A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, and it was hilarious the whole way through, all though the end was a little confusing and seemed there for the sake of ending the book. But overall it was hilarious and awesome.
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PresterJohn posted:I'm about a hundred pages from finishing Confederacy and loving every sentence of it. I've been living in New Orleans for about a year and Toole is so letter-perfect in capturing the characters of this place it's scary. The artist who lives in my building is so close to Ignatius Reilly (minus the gas) I wonder if he and Toole actually knew each other in college. I think I might fire up a discussion/fawning thread for the book once I'm done. Do it, the book is more than worth a thread of it's own. Apparently alot of people, including Will Ferrel, want it made into a movie. It has been tried several times, but something to do with publishing rights is getting in the way. I think Chris Farley was one of the top choices for playing Ignatius.
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Dec 19, 2006 04:33
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I just finished Lolita last night. Then immediately re-read it. It is so loving good. Every single page has something hilarious on it, and every scene is so perfectly set up and portrayed. I went to my mom's house for easter and she said something along the lines of 'why are you reading Lolita, that Nabokov's a pervert.' I hope not too many other people think the same thing, because they are missing one of the best novels ever written
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Apr 11, 2007 20:12
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Kentucky Shark posted:Just finished The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon. I had trouble getting into it at first, in part because the unfamiliar setting and nmumber of Yiddish words make it a little disorienting. I stuck it out for a bit, and couldn't put it down after the first couple chapters. An awesome detective story in so many ways; I feel like writting Chabon a love letter right now. That book is amazing. I just finished Roth's I Married a Communist, which I thought was actually better than American Pastoral, though most people will say otherwise.
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