A Confederacy of Dunces (Evergreen Book)
 

A Confederacy of Dunces

by John Kennedy Toole

"A green hunting cap squeezed the top of the fleshy balloon of a head. The green earflaps, full of large ears and uncut hair and the fine bristles that grew in the ears themselves, stuck out on either side like turn signals indicating two directions at once. Full, pursed lips protruded beneath the bushy black moustache and, at their corners, sank into little folds filled with disapproval and... (read more)

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Sandy B Groovy
  • Rated 5 stars

You either love it or hate it. I Loved it! It's a long SNL skit making you laugh out loud and wanting more from the extreme characters. Enjoy the ride!

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Daniel Roy
  • Rated 1 stars

I forced myself to read 50 pages and didn't crack a smile once. It might be classic american literature, but it sure ain't my type of humor.

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  • Sandy B Groovy

    sandy b groovy said:

    I loved Miss Trixie (Carol Burnnet type). When I'm an old fart, I'm going to call everyone Gloria and demand a ham or was it a turkey?

    posted 3 days ago ( | view 1 reply )
  • Edie F

    edie f said:

    You know who would have been perfect for the role: the great silent film star, Oliver Hardy. Or Wimpy from the Popeye cartoons. It has to be somebody with absolutely NO manic energy and not winking at the camera on the side.

    posted 7 days ago ( | view 3 replies )
  • Jason R

    jason r said:

    Offbeat, obtuse, and excellent- kind of like being on acid.

    posted Sunday, June 22 2008 ( | view 2 replies )
  • rgag86

    rgag86 said:

    I've read a few chapters from this in French and even with my bad translating skills found it to be very funny, I NEED to read it in english and have meant to for the past several years. Adding it to my to be read list at once!

    posted Thursday, June 19 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • misplaced mermaid

    misplaced mermaid said:

    so, who wants to start a boycott if alexander and ferrell get a hold of it? i certainly would!!

    posted Monday, May 26 2008 ( | view 3 replies )
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