John Kennedy Toole brought Ignatius to life. His immersion into the character in the first 50 pages was so intense that it left me feeling like I needed a shower. I grew up in New Orleans at that time and have been recommending this book for decades.
I didn’t say it was a bad book. I didn’t pass judgement on Toole’s writing ability. In fact I’d say my comment on Ignatius is a compliment. Ignatius was intentionally unlikeable. Toole wrote the hipster king well before there were hipsters.
John Kennedy Toole brought Ignatius to life. His immersion into the character in the first 50 pages was so intense that it left me feeling like I needed a shower. I grew up in New Orleans at that time and have been recommending this book for decades.
I didn’t say it was a bad book. I didn’t pass judgement on Toole’s writing ability. In fact I’d say my comment on Ignatius is a compliment. Ignatius was intentionally unlikeable. Toole wrote the hipster king well before there were hipsters.