I first read Confederacy of Dunces in USVI in 1990. I then searched for the book for the next twenty years. I found a perfect used copy on Amazon for 99 cents. Ive often thought the author was Mark Twain reincarnated. Ignatious hated Twain and that would be a joke Twain would pull. It now sits proud and center on my book shelf(I have more books than shelf so onky the best make it). Ive told everyone about this book and no one listens. Its one of the greatest books on Americana Ive read. A comedy, yes, but when he sniffed her pigtail, I almost cried. I told my girlfriend of the time, My God, I am Ignatious. She read it before me and said, Dont even say that. Its not true! But I know it is. Not goofy like him, but misunderstood. But so was the author. John Kennedy Toole. The tragedy behind him is the underlying current that makes the book great. Please dont make it into a movie and ruin another great work of literature. Its the writing that makes it great. Not the story. Theyll make it and market it like the hangover or something. Just like they destroyed The Lord of the Rings.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 21:41:01 +0000
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