A Confederacy of Dunces
John Kennedy Toole
22 people recommended it in 14 threads, 2009–2024.
What people on Hacker News said
Absolutely brilliant book, and probably one of the greatest examples of comedic writing there is.
I could focus reading this. It even made me smile. Then even laugh.
Very funny book so far. The main character, Ignatius, is such a piece of work. I was slightly annoyed at first, but he's so odd and unique that it kept me captivated.
entertaining, engaging, and quite deep in it's development of characters within a relatively static environment.
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