tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post5279023534505834807..comments2023-10-12T05:00:35.247-04:00Comments on Jacob's Land of Bliss and Blisters: Don't Already Have It on Your Bookshelf? Then Don't BotherJacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768654376657640904noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-54885791592056365132009-01-29T09:49:00.000-05:002009-01-29T09:49:00.000-05:00Finally! I'm glad someone else sees the shortcomin...Finally! I'm glad someone else sees the shortcomings of this book as well. I kept hearing how brilliant it was, but it just never connected for me. I just didn't think the tone was quite right. I know it was supposed to be funny, but I never really laughed.<BR/><BR/>I think you're right that it could have benefitted from some reworking of the story. As it is, I just feel like people give the bookMickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16980072484914437668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-12522886668945337782009-01-24T19:45:00.000-05:002009-01-24T19:45:00.000-05:00And Courtney, I think there was a certain beloved ...And Courtney, I think there was a certain beloved co-worker of yours in your first full-time job after college who was a big fan of this book. He often compared one of the people who came after you to Ignatius.Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768654376657640904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-59087197366780654962009-01-24T10:57:00.000-05:002009-01-24T10:57:00.000-05:00I think it's just a shame that he died before an e...I think it's just a shame that he died before an editor could get him to get the story under control. Or that he killed himself at all.Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768654376657640904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-1255099234383642922009-01-24T10:35:00.000-05:002009-01-24T10:35:00.000-05:00You and Mickey are the only two people I know who ...You and Mickey are the only two people I know who didn't like A Confederacy of Dunces. Personally, I thought it was hilarious. It's a shame the author killed himself before writing anything else.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940936362201799176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-70548027904737495462009-01-24T08:55:00.000-05:002009-01-24T08:55:00.000-05:00Thanks for the warning, but this probably wouldn't...Thanks for the warning, but this probably wouldn't have made my reading list. Because I don't have one. I haven't been to the library since we moved.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16245359960166359487noreply@blogger.com