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Butterfly in the Typewriter: The Tragic Life of John Kennedy Toole and the Remarkable Story of a Confederacy of Dunces | Cory MacLauchlin

Motivated by @Liberty ‘s brief mention of A Confederacy of Dunces during this week‘s All the Books, I decided it was time to read this Toole biography. I‘ve owned the paperback for a while, but *needed* 😉 the audio because I gotta get some stuff done today. @Reviewsbylola @emilyhaldi Have y‘all read this? It‘s good so far.

LouLouLane Getting this now! Confederacy is one of my favorite books. 4y

Cinfhen Pass!!!! I could not stand that book🙄although I bet the author‘s personal story is really interesting 4y

britt_brooke @LouLouLane Same! I‘m going to reread it soon. Ignatius is probably the best character ever created. 4y

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britt_brooke @Cinfhen Gah, it‘s SO good, Cindy!! 😝😝😙 4y

britt_brooke @LouLouLane This author references another biography called Ignatius Rising, but not in a good way. I have that one on my shelf, so I‘ll probably read it anyway just to see why it‘s problematic.

Ignatius Rising: The Life of John Kennedy Toole

Reviewsbylola I have not! It‘s caught my eye before so I‘m curious to see your final thoughts! 4y

Reviewsbylola Cindy!!!! How could you?!? @Cinfhen 4y

britt_brooke @Reviewsbylola I‘ll tag ya when I review it. ☺️ 4y

Cinfhen I love ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ the Dargusch Girls BUT that Buddy Read of DUNCES nearly killed me @Reviewsbylola 😝 4y

Reviewsbylola What about Gone With the Wind?! You hate all my favorites! 😂 @Cinfhen 4y

Cinfhen I grew to love her @Reviewsbylola #OhScarlett 💋I 4y

LouLouLane @britt_brooke I‘d love to hear about it. I never thought to look for a biography. Thought there was so little known about him. I had the absolute pleasure of reading COD in New Orleans. And can‘t recommend reading it out loud to yourself in your best NOLA accent enough. 4y

britt_brooke @LouLouLane That‘s so perfect! I‘d not yet visited NO the first time I read it, but had the second time. It was a whole different experience, though I loved it both times. 4y

Suet624 I had no idea this book was a thing. How is it? 4y

britt_brooke @Suet624 I loved it! I need to post my review ... but I have to write it first. 😂 It‘s a must-read for Dunces fans. (edited) 4y

Suet624 Well then... I‘ve got to find it!! 4y

britt_brooke @Suet624 💚💚 Yes!! 4y

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rubyslippersreads

Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell, Pat Conroy

Scarlett thinks she‘ll always be #youngandbeautiful. #MayMovieMagic

Cinfhen, RohitSawant

Cinfhen This one‘s for you @Reviewsbylola #OhScarlett 👒 6y

Reviewsbylola 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 6y

RohitSawant Nice pick! 👏🏼👏🏼 6y

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Reviewsbylola

Gone with the Wind (Anniversary) | Margaret Mitchell

There‘s no #dancingqueen like Scarlett O‘Hara. She‘s gonna dance that reel, widow‘s weeds and all.

#marchintothe70s

Cinfhen, Lizpixie

Crazeedi 💜💞💖 6y

Cinfhen #OhScarlett 👒💃🏽 6y

CindyMyLifeIsLit Gotta love her! 6y

Cathythoughts Love it 😍 6y

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CrowCAH

Gone with the Wind (Anniversary) | Margaret Mitchell

#MusicalNewYear #Tomorrow
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Yop62wQH498

“I‘ll think about it tomorrow.”

Cinfhen, vivastory

Andrew65 😍😍😍😍👍 6y

vivastory Good one! 6y

Cinfhen #OhScarlett 👒💚 6y

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rubyslippersreads

Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell, Pat Conroy

I think Scarlett is the epitome of #youandmebutmostlyme #MusicalNewYear

Cinfhen, vivastory

merelybookish Very little you and lots of me, me, me! 6y

rubyslippersreads @merelybookish Well, she does think she‘s the cutest little trick in shoe leather. 😂 6y

Cinfhen Hilarious!!! #ohScarlett 👒 6y

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vivastory I have never read, nor watched the movie, but from what I've heard about it this is a great pick! 6y

LeahBergen 😆😆 6y

BeansPage Love Scarlett 💖💖💖 6y

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BarbaraTheBibliophage

Gone with the Wind | Margareth Mitchell

Here‘s another fabulous Scarlett-ism for the day. She is a piece of work, to be sure.

#scarlettthebusinessperson #notasromanticasthemovie #butilikethisscarlettbetter #smallbutmighty #fiercefemale

Reecaspieces She is one of my favorites! 6y

erinreads I love book Scarlett so much! 6y

Cinfhen #OhScarlett 💚 @Mdargusch just in case your peeking 😘😘 6y

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BarbaraTheBibliophage @Reecaspieces @erinreads @Cinfhen She is awesome! (Even though there are moments when she‘s NOT.) 6y

Reecaspieces @BarbaraTheBibliophage which just adds to her allure 6y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @Reecaspieces You bet. She‘s a true woman with many facets. 6y

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erzascarletbookgasm

Gone with the Wind (Anniversary) | Margaret Mitchell

#HeatofJuly Manipulative and selfish, yet charming and confident with a 17-inch waist. #Sheaintworthit or is she?

Cinfhen, BarbaraBB

Cinfhen Ha!! #OhScarlett 💚👒 6y

Cathythoughts Oh fiddle dee dee ... I think she is worth it ❤️. ( a 17” waist 😱... tiny ! ) 6y

BarbaraBB She is 😘 6y

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rabbitprincess I am in awe of that eyebrow raise! #SuperciliousnessGoals 6y

Hollie She totally is! 6y

Cortg My favorite! 6y

Mdargusch ❤️❤️❤️ 6y

SilversReviews LOVE the collage and those faces!! THANKS. 6y

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BarbaraBB

Gone with the Wind | Margareth Mitchell

“War and marriage and childbirth had passed over her without touching any deep chord within her and she was unchanged.”
#IFeelFine #HeyJune

Cinfhen, GypsyKat

AlaMich Yeah, that sounds about right for Scarlett... 6y

GypsyKat Well done! 6y

Cinfhen #OhScarlett 😂😂😂 Great pick 🙌🏻💚 6y

emilyhaldi 😂👏🏻👍🏻 6y

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Cinfhen

Yikes!!! | Bill Myers

Check this out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJdNrCeUdhc These people NEED to get on Litsy ASAP!!!

thereadingowlvina 😮 7y

BeansPage SMH So sad 😩 7y

Sarah83 Oh my god 7y

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Bostonmomx2 I personally think these are fake 😕 7y

Cinfhen I don‘t think so @Bostonmomx2 because I was once stopped on Hollywood Blvd by Kimmel‘s camera crew... 7y

Cinfhen How terrifying is this?!? @thereadingowlvina @Syndelle777 @Sarah83 7y

TrishB I read about this today 😔 7y

Sarah83 It's unbelievable 7y

MicheleinPhilly On the contrary, I want these people to stay FAR away from Litsy. Then can keep their idiocy on Snapchat or something. 7y

Leftcoastzen 😬😳😬😳😬😳😬what‘s a book? 7y

erinreads I‘m with @MicheleinPhilly. Do we REALLY want these people here on Litsy? 🙅🏼 7y

LauraBeth I‘m gonna go and ask the husband this question...brb 😬 7y

CouronneDhiver Good grief. 😐 7y

Trashcanman This is a part of the reason things are the way they are in this country. People rather keep up with the Kardashians instead of the shit that matters. 7y

Cailey_Mac The only thing that made me sad was the few who said they haven‘t read a book in X amount of years or ever and seemed PROUD of it. 7y

Cinfhen That‘s true @MicheleinPhilly @erinreads but at least they would be able to say Moby Dick “wrote” a story about a whale 🐳 😂😂😂 😉Truthfully, It‘s a bit frightening ....these people make up our juries @Leftcoastzen @LauraBeth @CouronneDhiver 😳😬🙄 7y

Cinfhen It‘s absolutely sad @Trashcanman @Cailey_Mac 😢😢😢 7y

BarbaraBB Oh man... this is so depressing. Ignorance being cool 😪 7y

Mdargusch Very disappointing! 😳 7y

Weaponxgirl Oh damn 7y

ScientistSam Oh wow, I really hope some of them just had brain freeze from being on TV. Like the one who said she had been a librarian... 7y

DivineDiana @Cinfhen I agree they are real, but I think they only chose to feature the fails to make it entertaining. At least, that‘s what I hope! 😀 7y

Cinfhen That‘s probably true @DivineDiana and I agree @ScientistSam LOTS of brain freeze but still it‘s a scary indicator @Mdargusch @Weaponxgirl @BarbaraBB 7y

GripLitGrl Good grief!😬😵 7y

CarolynM Oh...... {shakes head sadly}😢 7y

Centique I think if someone asked me that question so many titles would flood into my head, I‘d probably pop a gasket or something. 🤯🤯🤯 7y

Cinfhen That‘s true @Centique last night I asked both my hubby & son to name the first book that popped into their mind; son said “Lord of The Flies” and hubby said “To Kill A Mockingbird” and when they asked me I said “I don‘t know, maybe Gone With the Wind” 😂 (edited) 7y

Cinfhen It‘s hard to think on the spot @GripLitGrl @CarolynM but still... those people seemed honestly clueless!!! 7y

rockpools Wow, that's depressing! 7y

Mdargusch That is so funny @Cinfhen and a little bit shocking that GWTW popped into your head! It is so unforgettable 😁 7y

Cinfhen I thought you‘d appreciate that @Mdargusch #OhScarlett 💚🙌🏻 7y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks The librarian couldn‘t name a book?!?! Whaaatttt?!?! 😩😩 It pained me to watch that!! 7y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Cinfhen EXACTLY!!!! 7y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Trashcanman yes!!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 7y

Bookzombie I would have just pulled the book I was reading out of my purse. 😉 7y

Cinfhen Yeeeesssss!!!!! @Bookzombie 🙌🏻💕 7y

Cinfhen That librarian obviously had a BIG BRAIN FART @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 7y

Reviewsbylola I was hoping it was just the fact they were put on the spot. I‘m always bad when that happens. 😬 7y

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