A Confederacy of Dunces (Evergreen Book)

I started to read this book and then i got a little bored of it, then i picked it up and read it again and I loved the book. It's impossible not to laugh at Ignatius the main character. One of the funniest books I've ever read. A must read, Too bad the author killed himself he would of been huge.

This is a story about a very weird bunch of characters. Reading this was kind of like watching 40 year old virgin and Benny hill goofyness. Some of the comedy is moronic and strange but this book was hilarious. The guy who wrote this must have been one strange individual. He couldn't get his book published and killed himself. Then his mother took the manuscript and got it published and it won a pulizter! LMAO. I enjoyed reading it, but you have to take this book in the context its written in. It is meant to be a goofy, juvenile ridiculous book. If you cant read something like that don't bother you won't like this book. The main character is something else. HE IS VERY WEIRD!

Although EXTREMELY well written, I couldn't stand the main character - an ignorant, obese, socially inept, genius sloth of an a-hole . . . a frustrating example of what's wrong with human beings, and shows how bad parenting can destroy a society

It's a great book, really funny, makes you laugh all along. The main character is a complete freak that loves to make other people lives a complete joke, but he really means it.
Really recommend it, gives you an idea of the life on New Orleans around the 60s.
Dont doubt it. Buy it!!!

I'm about a third of the way through and it's slow-going. I keep waiting for the uproarious comedy and scathing insight promised by this book's glowing reviews. Nothing yet.
The sections of the book written by the character Ignatius are at least readable; a take on modern life provided by a misanthropic medievalist is kind of interesting. But that's not enough to justify the $15 I paid for my copy. Be warned - if you're intent on reading it, borrow a copy from the library.