/lit/ - Literature

Is he the original neckbeard?

>>8107547

>>7265719
No, this one does it.

Does this shit ever go anywhere or is it just laughing at manchildren and incredibly annoying racial shit the entire book? I'm 80 pages in and this shit is seriously starting to get boring and annoying.

I just read this on a whim after someone on Omegle recommended it to me. It was fantastic. I'm really curious as to what everybody else thought of it. It amazes me that it was written in the early 60's because it's way ahead of its time, considering a lot of the ideas expressed seem modern, and people like Ignatius and Myrna are ubiquitous in today's society. But for the most part Toole doesn't go out of his way to get you to approve or disapprove of any of the characters. For example, Irene, Santa, Jones, Gus Levy, etc. are portrayed in a pretty straightforward and unbiased manner. I thought this book pretty much had everything.

>dat New Orleans
>dat comedy
>dat decent writing

And also the ending. Like with most of the characters, Toole just sets it down in front of you and it's up to you to decide how you feel about it. I thought it was awesome -- the reader finally gets to see Ignatius and Myrna meet up in person after sending letters (reminds me of the age of the Internet, and Myrna is actually wearing fucking non-prescription hipster glasses), there's the swell of urgency built up when you're wondering whether Ignatius will get out of his house in time to avoid the Charity Hospital people, and dat surprising catharsis when he actually does, and is on the road to New York City. And you wonder if he's on the way to actually doing something worthwhile and having worthwhile experiences.

I don't know, I just loved it. Thoughts?