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A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

9 reviews

kh11's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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anotherbooklady's review against another edition

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funny slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

There’s nothing new I can say that hasn’t already been said as someone who disliked this book, while understanding that there are those who love this book.

I read it.
I didn’t like it.
The end.

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chloeberg_'s review against another edition

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challenging funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

An accurate depiction of the craziness that can only exist in my home, New Orleans. Flawed and entertaining, Ignatius kept me equally annoyed, concerned and humored

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redur's review against another edition

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Boring and did not like anyone in the book. Why am I supposed to care?

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alaskanlad's review against another edition

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funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I really wanted to like this book but it was just so easy to put down despite being an easy read. The characters are grating and the plot is ludicrous, and though this was obviously intentional, that doesn’t make it easier to swallow. The stakes just didn’t matter to me because it was so difficult to care about Ignatius or anyone in his life when they were so one-dimensional and pathetic. That being said, I enjoyed learning a bit about New Orleans of that era and Toole presciently skewered a specific type of loser incel that has become all too prevalent these days.

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kj_1429's review against another edition

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medium-paced

1.0

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willberry2's review against another edition

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challenging funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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zmiya's review against another edition

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dark funny

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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cp_frey's review against another edition

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challenging slow-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

So, when I bought this book I was really hoping I would be intellectual enough to find it just downright humorous and then I would feel like a true scholar. Perhaps, I am NOT intellectual enough... or, just maybe, it's not that funny.

Aside from the constant usage of derogatory terms for POC and people who are LGBT+, I did not think it was funny, in the least bit, how Ignatius used "abortion" where one would use "abomination". Perhaps if it was only once I could let it go, but once every few pages was a bit overkill. I also didn't find it funny that he would constantly yell that the woman, who he was in disagreement with, "deserved to be raped".

All the characters were just too much, and that is why it had so much potential to be a real comedic piece of classic literature. But this one does not stand the test of time. A product of its time is not synonymous with a piece that holds up to the test of time.

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