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Poppinjay · 08-21-2008, 06:29 AM

"Confederacy of Dunces" I picked up after hearing that it was a good beach book. It's simply amazing. John Kennedy Toole's gift for dialect writing is wonderful. The story about the book is even amazing. Toole committed suicide and his mother spent the next ten years trying to get his book published.

I think I'm a little bit odd in my reaction to Ayn Rand. I like her books, but I think her philosophies about government are a bit odd.

Little known trivia: Allen Greenspan was madly in love with her when he was a young man. Hard to imagine either of those two being emotional about anything.

08-21-2008, 06:29 AM	#22 (permalink)
Poppinjay You had me at hello Location: DC/Coastal VA	"Confederacy of Dunces" I picked up after hearing that it was a good beach book. It's simply amazing. John Kennedy Toole's gift for dialect writing is wonderful. The story about the book is even amazing. Toole committed suicide and his mother spent the next ten years trying to get his book published. I think I'm a little bit odd in my reaction to Ayn Rand. I like her books, but I think her philosophies about government are a bit odd. Little known trivia: Allen Greenspan was madly in love with her when he was a young man. Hard to imagine either of those two being emotional about anything. __________________ I think the Apocalypse is happening all around us. We go on eating desserts and watching TV. I know I do. I wish we were more capable of sustained passion and sustained resistance. We should be screaming and what we do is gossip. -Lydia Millet Last edited by Poppinjay; 08-21-2008 at 06:46 AM..