A Confederacy of Dunces

A good chance reflect. There are several: - A Conferedancy of Dunces, Peter O'Toole: tragic, hilarious and absurd - Fooled by Randomness, Nassim Taleb: this was my first exposure to a lot of biases and other interesting phenomena - The Design of Everything Things: eye-opener! Harry Potter, Tolkien, Dune and a lot of other sci-fi has also affected me, although I find it hard to point out one in particular. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein stands out a bit.

If you like Michael Lewis (the big short, moneyball, etc) try his favorite novel: The Confederacy of Dunces. The main character is an antihero. This can bother some people. The story about the book which is usually in the prelude is interesting and tragic. Really good fiction.

confederacy of dunces is one of the funniest books i have read. should have been made into a movie by now.

I absolutely agree with your recommendation of "A Confederacy of Dunces", but it is definitely not an Autobiography.

Confederacy of Dunces was a very good read. I recommend this to all of my friends, but few ever bother. I'm not entirely sure why they are so put off.

Just finished Confessions of an Economic Hitman by John Perkins. It was quite the eye opener. Now I'm on Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. Very funny book so far. The main character, Ignatius, is such a piece of work. I was slightly annoyed at first, but he's so odd and unique that it kept me captivated. Now everything is just really funny.

The biggest tragedy of A Confederacy of Dunces is that it's author, John Kennedy Toole, did not live to see its publishing and success. I also love this book!

A confederacy of dunces, amazing book! tragedy, comedy, insane characters, really good book!

It's quite hard to pick the "greatest", but I recently re-read A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, and it's still as wonderful as the first time I read it.