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A confederacy of dunces online6/11/2023 ![]() ![]() Also, while I think this book is hilarious, I never laughed out loud at it, since that's not something I do with books. I will say that if you're someone who needs a lot of plot, a tight structure, and a conventional set of arcs, this book isn't for you. Every one of them makes me believe that they exist outside of the book, that they have little lies and realities that they putter around in off the page. Characters wander into the book when you least expect it, steal a scene, and wander right out. ![]() Toole's prose is so damn sharp, consistently surprising, and god, the menagerie of people he invents - so alive, weird, singular, and charming despite being such obvious caricatures. But there's a lightheartedness here, too, a genuinely joyful delight in unveiling the series of remarkably well-drawn characters and the perpetually entertaining situations they get into. I always avoided it because I had absorbed the notion that it's a mean-spirited book, a prurient one. ![]() This was on my to-read list for years and years. ![]()
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