Books tagged with 'tragicomedy': 2

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The World According to Garp

by...John Irving     average rating...4.8 / 5
tags...affairs american comingofage death family fiction loss love nurses prepschool sex tragicomedy transexuals wrestling writing
shelved by...irving miserablizm mystery oceanlistener stringsoftension wvrunna221
viewable entries...2

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entry by...oceanlistener     updated...Jan 25, '07     spoilers...n/a

I had heard a lot about this book, and while it didn't totally live up to expectations, it was interesting and strange and worth reading. It seemed quite graphic to me, but I liked how everything seemed predestined and obvious.
Interesting story.

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entry by...miserablizm     updated...May 13, '08     spoilers...none

Deserves a five. Some lovely bits, but overwhelmingly dull/trying so hard to be quirky and touching and blah. I LOVED The Hotel New Hampshire; every John Irving I've read since seems to palely imitate the joy that gave me. However, I really respect the attitude to women expressed in Irving's work, and the exploration of issues of gender and sexuality. It's just a pity that, once again, I didn't really care for the characters, or their 'oddities'.

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A Confederacy of Dunces (Evergreen Book)

by...John Kennedy Toole     average rating...4.0 / 5
tags...comedy fiction humor humour neworleans politics socialpolitics tragedy tragicomedy us
shelved by...amandasue cherrys Griff heike6 juicey justin_lillich lizie123 mclauer paml weeshawoo
viewable entries...3

'Sitting on the bookshelf'

entry by...heike6     updated...May 11, '06     spoilers...n/a

This book has been on my shelf for years, along with many others. I really want to read it someday!

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posted by roach808      submitted...Aug 16, '07

I'll be interested to see what you think of this - it sounds fab!

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'during broken leg'

entry by...mclauer     updated...Jul 31, '08     spoilers...none

Toole's characterization of Ignatius is indeed a brilliant portrayal of a self-centered, lazy, cynical and repulsive man, but I had a hard time finding his exploits funny. I've met people like Ignatius, and quite frankly, I want to get away from them, not indulge them as they attempt to skew the rest of the world their way. I truly despised Ignatius, and couldn't wait to finish the book to be rid of him. Although I did laugh occasionally, the comedy mostly came from Leroy Jones and his life adventures rather than Ignatius. Ignatius was mostly just repugnant to me -- just too over-the-top repulsive to be funny. And . . . he treated his mother sinfully.

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'A confederacy of dunces'

entry by...cherrys     updated...Sep 02, '07     spoilers...n/a

This is my favorite book. It's well written and laugh out loud funny.

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