RELEASE NOTES:

Releasing in Tribefan's Actually Read Box

Pre-numbered label used for registration.

Took out of Tribefan's Books I've Actually Read bookbox.

1001 book to read before you die --- I almost died reading it. I certainly wouldn't put this on a must read list. I completed the book because it was registered by another BCer. I completely miss any comedic (or any other) value this book holds. The main character Ignatius seems to be to be suffering from some kind of affliction, and I find no humor in this. The characters may be original, but all of them uninspiring and just uninteresting.

I was surprised to learn that the author died of suicide. How tragic.

The book is going into an Already Book Crossed (ABC) bookbox.

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Enjoy! A 1001 book to read before you die. Going into my Already Book Crossed (ABC) bookbox. Travel well as you find a new home.

I love this book, but I always have trouble explaining why without resorting to generalities like "Well, it's funny!" "The characters are so over-the-top and ridiculous!" "It twists itself into dozens of complicated pretzels but straightens everything at the end" etc.

It's just...really, really funny. It's like if you took Homer Simpson as a launching pad, shot him up 'til his intelligence was middling genius, and blasted off in creative frenzy into the 1950's New Orleans. Except not so much, and ever so much more.

It's a book I find impossible to describe, but agree that it seems to be a love or hate with most people. It doesn't seem to middle or medium at all.

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This is book no. 291 on the "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die" list.

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This book enjoyed a brief stay in San Jose, California before continuing its travels in the Already Book Crossed (ABC) bookbox.

Taking this book out of Booklady331's ABC Bookbox.

I have read this book a few times. This is one of those books you either love it or hate it. Kind of like The Catcher in the Rye. You either "get it" or you don't.

A Confederacy of Dunces - My other copy

Putting this book back into Booklady331's ABC Bookbox. I hope it finds a new reader!

Arrived home in my ABC bookbox. Since this book started out in the box, I am going to remove it and try to find someone else to give it to.

Enjoy! A 1001 book to ciloma for the KTM and RABCK release challenges 2011. Happy Reading.

2011-02-24> This arrived in the mail today. Thanx a bunch!!
2020-08-30> Oh Dear! I was unsure what to expect of this book. Most of what I read was love it or hate it. Like others say, I have a hard time explaining it. I found the book rather humorous. The characters are over the top. The situations are, too. The author absolutely nailed the slang. I enjoyed the read. It wasn't compelling for me - I was able to put it down for a day or two without wanting to pick it up. When I did I wondered why I'd left it so long, though. I wonder what other wonders the author would have come up with had he not died. Did the fact that no one thought the book was publishable lead to his suicide? Would I recommend this book? That depends on the person I'm talking to. Would I add it to my permanent collection? No. Not an emotionally touching enough book for me.

In lobby on "free" shelves.