I wasn't planning on writing a review on this book, and I'll keep this one short, but I felt the need due to a fairly unusual circumstance. So, just last night, I'm sitting on my couch reading the final chapter of one Ignatius J. Reilly's outlandish exploits; half-watching the evening's episode of Jimmy Fallon in the background. Imagine my surprise as Jimmy introduces Nick Offerman using a playbill for none other than 'A Confederacy of Dunces'. The pure randomness of the event did wonders in placing me squarely in John Kennedy Toole's cartoonishly delightful New Orleans for the final pages. 
 Furthermore, if tasked with casting Ignatius for the stage, I'm not sure one could do better than Mr. Offerman. He may bit a bit old and not quite...rotund enough for the role but everything else clicks perfectly. I will be eagerly awaiting the reviews on what amounts to a possibly insane, but no doubt courageous, attempt to transform this classic literary romp into a viable stage act. Godspeed to all of you: A Confederacy of Dunces Play