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A Confederacy of Dunces

A Confederacy of Dunces

Book · Literary & classic fiction · 13 mentions · 5 subreddits · discussed in r/books, r/suggestmeabook, r/booksuggestions, r/audiobooks

Reddit take

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Pros

  • I'm currently reading A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. I have to say, it's my favourite book. Funniest thing I have ever read. (Seriously, go read it. Order it now!) It's very rambly and the story progresses slowly - but th...
  • Ignatius J. Reilly from A Confederacy of Dunces
  • Finished A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. It's the funniest book I've read in a long time. Ignatius J Reilly was the OG Incel.
  • anyway, i recommend a confederacy of dunces, the sound and the fury, franny and zooey, the passenger/stella maris, and maaaybe steppenwolf
  • Parent context: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, maybe? Reply: I’m constantly preaching the word of A Confederacy of Dunces

Cons

  • *A Confederacy of Dunces*, John Kennedy Toole. Either readers seem to love it or hate it because of the main character. It's funny, though, for those of us who like it, anyway.

Sentiment

12 positive (92%) · 1 mixed (8%) · 0 negative (0%)

Trust + time weighted score: +93% · raw score 92%

What redditors said (10 of 13)

I'm currently reading A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. I have to say, it's my favourite book. Funniest thing I have ever read. (Seriously, go read it. Order it now!) It's very rambly and the story progresses slowly - but that doesn't matter as the journey of reading the prose has been such an enriching experience.
positive · u/A****s · r/books · Nov 26, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Ignatius J. Reilly from A Confederacy of Dunces
positive · u/k****s · r/books · comment · Nov 24, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Finished A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. It's the funniest book I've read in a long time. Ignatius J Reilly was the OG Incel.
positive · u/B****e · r/books · comment · Nov 24, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
anyway, i recommend a confederacy of dunces, the sound and the fury, franny and zooey, the passenger/stella maris, and maaaybe steppenwolf
positive · u/L****s · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Nov 23, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Parent context: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, maybe? Reply: I’m constantly preaching the word of A Confederacy of Dunces
positive · u/w****l · r/booksuggestions · comment · Nov 22, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
The funniest book ever written imo.
positive · u/s****l · r/books · comment · Nov 8, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
LOVE THIS GEM OF A BOOK!
positive · u/b****y · r/books · comment · Nov 8, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I did find it very funny but for most of the book what really grabbed me was the depiction of a time and place that no longer exists
positive · u/d****n · r/books · Nov 7, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Some of my favorite books - * A confederacy of dunces
positive · u/A****1 · r/booksuggestions · Aug 15, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I just listened to A Confederacy of Dunces. It’s a great, hilarious book and the narration is excellent.
positive · u/H****3 · r/audiobooks · comment · Jul 1, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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