/lit/ - Literature

>>14344079

>we never got the sequel of Ignatius Reilly and Myrna Minkoff's adventures in New York

What other great works went uncontinued?

Is this the greatest American novel

>So that's it? What, we some kind of A Confederacy of Dunces?
No wonder he killed himself.

who was the most obnoxious character in this book and why was it Mrs. Levy?

>>10063483

hey /lit/ I have only entry level knowledge of literature (pic related is probably the best book I've read) and I was wondering if some more well read anons could post examples of truly great writing, the best in your opinion. It can be just a short excerpt if you want, just something that displays masterful skill in prose and stuff like that.

I want to see what the best writing in history looks like.

>Ignatius is so gross! He disgusts me. I couldn't finish it.
>nobody does anything, it just rambles on and then ends!
>I can't tell which character I hate the most. They're all soooooo awful

So is this basically your average /lit/ poster

>>9538308
Pretty sure I read his biography.

Just finished this. Interesting book, obviously funny, but also a portrayal of a grotesque tragicomic situation.

The apparent dichotomy between the mentalities of Myrna Minkoff and Ignatius made me think reading it they were two sides of the same coin.
But after finishing it I am thinking Myrna is the pseudo-intellectual who looks for opportunities to virtue signal, she does things for the image. Ignatius, on the other hand, is a complacent yet lazy person who has constructed a worldview that places the blame on others and society for his failures and stagnant existence.

What does /lit/ think?